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The Google Group for this class is "AlfinoEthics". Find it at [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alfinoethics] | The Google Group for this class is "AlfinoEthics". Find it at [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alfinoethics] | ||
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If Facebook were Yelp [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2013/01/if-facebook-were-yelp.html] | If Facebook were Yelp [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2013/01/if-facebook-were-yelp.html] | ||
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Here is a link giving a synopsis of the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It is about how people can make choices within the blink of an eye. This kind of relates to the "elephant" we have been discussing in class. | Here is a link giving a synopsis of the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It is about how people can make choices within the blink of an eye. This kind of relates to the "elephant" we have been discussing in class. | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 18 May 2014
Ethics Course Wiki
Other Resources
The Google Group for this class is "AlfinoEthics". Find it at [1]
- New Yorker article on "Biology of Violence," [2] suggesting that criminal subcultures are following "legitimate" evolutionary strategies.
If Facebook were Yelp [3]
Here is a link giving a synopsis of the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It is about how people can make choices within the blink of an eye. This kind of relates to the "elephant" we have been discussing in class. [4]
Additionally, I have posted a link to the book Think by Michael LeGault. It is a counterargument to Gladwell's Blink discussing why serious decisions cannot be made quickly - "the rider" so to speak. [5]
Affirmative action case: Here are 2 videos the Colbert Report did on a case that is supposed to be up for debate in the supreme court soon: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420234/october-16-2012/affirmative-action-supreme-court-case http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420235/october-16-2012/affirmative-action-supreme-court-case---emily-bazelon Here is an additional article about it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/fisher-vs-university-of-texas-supreme-court_n_1954297.html
