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Current Courses Spring 2014

• Ethics
• Wisdom
• Philosophy of Italian Culture

Upcoming Courses Summer 2014

• Philosophy of Italian Culture - Florence 2014
• Ethics Florence Summer 2014

• Ethics Online Summer 2014

• Benin Learning Community 2014

• Ethics -- Benin
• Philosophy of Culture: Benin

Recent Courses

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

Recent and Current Work

• Forthcoming, 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

• 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