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Current Courses Fall 2015

• Happiness
• Philosophy Proseminar

Past Courses

• Philosophy of Italian Culture Spring 2015
• Wisdom Spring 2015
• Ethics Spring 2015
• Benin Learning Community 2014
• Ethics -- Benin
• Philosophy of Culture: Benin 2014
• Philosophy of Italian Culture - Florence 2014
• Ethics Florence Summer 2014
• Ethics Online Summer 2014
• Ethics Spring 2014
• Wisdom Spring 2014
• Philosophy of Italian Culture Spring 2014

• Happiness
• Philosophy Proseminar
• Learning Community -- Summer Benin 2013
• Philosophy of Culture - Benin Summer 2013

Recent and Current Work

• "Some Limits of Transparency in Promoting Intellectual Freedom," Media:Some_Limits_of_Transparency_in_Promoting_Intellectual_Freedom.pdf Notes for Some Limits of transparency in the Promoting Intellectual Freedom

• "Copying, Culture, and Values," Ethics of Copying Conference, Bielefeld, Germany, July 8-12, 2014.

• "Innovative Course Design," Proseminar for Gonzaga-in-Florence Faculty, Monday, June 16, 2014.

• with Laura Koltutsky, Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Theories, and Cases, Litwin Press, 2014.

• "One Value of the Scientific Study of Religion," [[1]], and [[2]]. Load the prezi and start the mp3.

• "Top Ten Happiness Ideas from Fall 2012," [Prezi], and [MP3]. Load the prezi and start the mp3.

• “Using Clickers to Increase Student Preparation and Engagement in Learning," Presentation for the Center for Teaching and Advising, Gonzaga University, October 18, 2012.

• "Techno-Rationality and the Modern Academy," talk for George Washington University Philosophy Alumni Conference, Washington, D.C., September 28, 2012. [[3]]

• ["Gaming Wisdom"], April 11, 2012, Nammour Symposium, UCSU, Sacramento, California.

• [Powerpoint] and [Audio] for "What Can We Learn from Postmodern Theories of Meaning and Truth?," talk, Gonzaga University, March 27, 2012.

• "History, Culture, and Development in Benin, West Africa" (Course Resource Version)

• "History, Culture, and Development in Benin, West Africa" (originally for Summer 2012)

• [Powerpoint] and [Audio] for "Darwin for Everyone!" talk, Spokane Secular Society, February 11, 2012. Runs about 40 minutes.

Other Stuff

• Americans as outliers, Pew research. [4]
• Short Philosophy Video for Discussions
• Roll Call Questions
• Selected Short Video -- Some Really Important Dates -- *Getting Started with Wikis
• Selected Favorite Links -- Less Recent Stuff