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• Philosophy of Food Course Bibliography
  ===Introduction and Philosophical Starting Points (230 pages and films)=== ...3. (1-27). These documentaries and Nestle's Introduction will quickly put a critique of the US Food System on the table.
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• Wisdom
  *[[Spring 2016 Wisdom Student Practice Page for Wiki]] - Introduce yourself. *[http://goo.gl/forms/w1lMW5qbsa Tell Me] - A general form for telling me anything anonymously or not.
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• Meditation Exercises
  Back to [[Happiness and Wisdom]] Course Main Page<BR> ...elief. It really involves two basic skills: quieting the mind and becoming a better observer of how the mind works. Quieting the mind is the real challe
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• Fall 2018 Immigration Research - Italy, Europe, and US -- 1st wave
  *Follow this pattern to post research results and links to this page: ===Page Organization===
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• Fall 2018 Immigration in Europe and US
  *Follow this pattern to post research results and links to this page: ===Page Organization===
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• Spring 2011 Critical Thinking Research on Middle East Revolutions
  ...s, Dr. Almond makes the point that there are certain recurring elements of a revolution and Dr. Almond believes the most substantial element that causes ==The Egyptian Protests Are a Many Constituencied Thing==
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• Spring 2013 Philosophy of Culture Practice Exam Questions
  We'll use this page for you to post some practice exam answers. Please follow the pattern belo ...theory states that memes are not consciously reproduced and they are under a selection pressure. Some criticism of meme theory are that bad things or c
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• 2014 Fall Proseminar Professor Blog
  ...Your suggestions for topics were very helpful. I think we can implement a couple of them. ...rest is in tracking your reading experience prior to each class and having a sense of the browsing you are doing.
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• Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes
  This page is primarily for notes for class lecture and discusion. ...ns about the nature of the universe and our experience in it. It involves a turn toward "basic questions". It also involves meta-level cognition.
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• 2011 Fall Proseminar Professor Blog
  ...day (at least in the English speaking philosophical community). It's also a class that encourages you to pursue topics of your own choice, and practice ...on Monday and Tuesday. Once we get this right, class discussions start at a more advanced level because the general level of understanding going into t
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• A Good Death
  ==A Good Death== ::*Many posts could benefit from a sentence or two describing a significant point made in the resource. This is especially true for video r
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• Grad Seminar Class Notes
  ::*we'll try to gloss key terms to develop a common reference and understanding of H's phenomenology ::*absolute subjectivity as a basis for absolute objectivity.
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• Spring 2016 Ethics Course Lecture Notes
  ::*Starting the discussion about ethics. Course questions. ::*Send me a brief introduction through the "Tell Me" form on the wiki. (Soon, please.)
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• Spring 2015 Ethics Course Lecture Notes A
  ...rom course website). All course information is linked from the course wiki page. ::*Presence of a cheater condition
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• Weekly Class Work Space for Proseminar Fall 2015
  ::*Assignment for Friday: Choose your pseudonym (google form), then write a short reconstruction and critical response to the McGinn article. ::*Having a philosophical life --
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• 2010 Fall Proseminar Class Notesb
  ...e of existentialisms. Try to represent their thought in a post or provide a link or resource to read. *Read a work of existential literature, such as a story from Camus, or Sartre's "No Exit"
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• Fall 2013 Happiness Class Class Notes 1
  :*A typical prep cycle for the course: read, engage, review, prep SQs. 3. Two Roads to Happiness and self-consciousness about Happiness as a global human achievement.
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• Spring 2018 Ethics Course Lecture Notes
  :*Course Content: A brief look at the major course research questions. ::*Send me a brief introduction through the "Tell Me" form on the wiki. (Soon, please.)
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• Philosophy of Food Class Notes
  :*Course Content: A brief look at the major course research questions. ::*Send me a brief introduction through the "Tell Me" form on the wiki. (Soon, please.)
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• Ethics News!
  ...rational culture”. Gen Z poll [https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/new-poll-reveals-gen-z-s-views-on-the-economy-and-gender-roles-238289989505] :* Two federal judges on a path to holding the Administration in contempt of court. What does that me
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• 2013 Fall Proseminar Class Notes A
  ...phy is "a method for training people to live and to look at the world in a new way" (107). ...ns of man" (Hadot 108). Concepts within philosophy don't always have to be new; they can be practical and simple to evoke self realization. Philosophy has
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• Spring 2016 Wisdom Course In-Class Notes
  ::*Starting the discussion about wisdom. Course questions. ::*Send me a brief introduction through the "Tell Me" form on the wiki. (Soon, please.)
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• Fall 2018 Ethics Course Lecture Notes
  Please find time to review the wiki page [[Philosophical Methods]]. Today we'll be working with the following metho :*Theorizing from new or established knowledge
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• Class Notes and Reading Schedule - MRFW Fall 2022
  ::*Reading - Keep track of the time you spend reading for the course. Mark a physical text. ::*Browse the top links on the course wiki page
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• Happiness Fall 2016 Class Notes
  :*Today's readings come from a history of happiness and a contemporary philosophical reflection on "living well" -- one of our core m ...of a contemporary philosophers' toolkit. Nozick's "Experience Machine" is a thought experiment.
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• Spring 2017 Ethics Course Lecture Notes
  :*Course Content: A brief look at the major course research questions. ::*Send me a brief introduction through the "Tell Me" form on the wiki. (Soon, please.)
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• Class Notes and Reading Schedule - MRFW Spring 2021
  ::*Reading - Keep track of the time you spend reading for the course. Mark a physical text. Contact me if your reading quiz scores are not what you expe ...o personalize the virtual experience: examples from last semester - put up a pic for video off. Share something about where you are. Dogs, cats, music
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• Philosophy of Food Fall 2020 Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  ...no.org (linked from alfino.org), Sharepoint site (link at main course wiki page). ...your Saint name. Customer service will never ask you for your Saint name. A friendly grade curve gives you good information about your performance whil
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• Fall 2023 Reading Schedule and Class Notes
  ::*This is a writing enriched course. Why. (Some student introductions.) :::*a. Learning to assess writing. Writers improve when they acquire skills in e
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• Happiness Fall 2015 Class Notes
  ...but develops Athenian cultural values in a radically new way. This begins a distinctive kind of narrative about happiness in the West. ::A. Plato - Symposium gives us picture of Plato's view.
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• Fall 2014 Happiness Class Notes
  ...but develops Athenian cultural values in a radically new way. This begins a distinctive kind of narrative about happiness in the West. ::A. Plato - Symposium gives us picture of Plato's view.
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• Happiness Fall 2017 Class Notes
  Audio from class: First section, parts a and b [http://alfino.org/audiofromclass/45001AUG29a.mp3], [http://alfino.or :*Today's readings come from a history of happiness and a contemporary philosophical reflection on "living well" -- one of our core m
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• Fall 2024 Reading Schedule and Class Notes
  ::*This is a writing enriched course. Why. (Some student introductions.) ::*6. Happiness as a Social Pursuit
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• Spring 2019 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  ...ent -- view one of the youtube videos about the experiment. read the wiki page. *Philosophy makes use of a wide range of evidence and knowledge. In this course you will encounter al
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• Fall 2021 Reading Schedule and Class Notes
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. Why. :::*a. Learning to assess writing. Writers improve when they acquire skills in e
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• Spring 2021 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  ::*Reading - Keep track of the time you spend reading for the course. Mark a physical text. Contact me if your reading quiz scores are not what you expe ...-- What if Ethics has its origins in our natural history? Why this is/was a radical claim.
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• Fall 2020 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  ...no.org (linked from alfino.org), Sharepoint site (link at main course wiki page). ...your Saint name. Customer service will never ask you for your Saint name. A friendly grade curve gives you good information about your performance whil
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• Philosophy of Food Fall 2018 Class Notes
  :*Later defined by a german scientists (Favre and Silbermann in 1852 or Mayer in 1848) as: Amoun ...walk in cooler. Implication that the woman with the sewing machine “made a mess”?
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• Fall 2021 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. Why. :::*a. Learning to assess writing. Writers improve when they acquire skills in e
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• Philosophy of Food Spring 2022 Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :*What's so exciting about studying food deeply at this time? Start a list.... ...ur default grading scheme, but it is an optional assignment. You could do a Research Paper instead. (Student Introductions)
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• Philosophy of Food Spring 2023 Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :*What's so exciting about studying food deeply at this time? Start a list.... ::*6. The Future of Food - (and a brief look at the history of agriculture)
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• Spring 2022 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. Why. ...weight of "Points". This allows you to work on early difficulties without a big effect on your final grade.
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• Philosophy of Food Spring 2024 Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :*What's so exciting about studying food deeply at this time? Start a list.... ::*6. The Future of Food - (and a brief look at the history of agriculture)
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• Spring 2014 Wisdom Course Lecture Notes A
  :*Aquinas: quote on p. 20 -- "perspective shift" is a common theme in wisdom accounts ::*both selling "deliberation" as a virtue
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• Philosophy of Food Spring 2019 Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  ::*How important or prominent is food in your memory as a child or your current life or both? ::*Are you a good cook? Do you dance when you cook?
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• Philosophy of Food Spring 2025 Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :*What's so exciting about studying food deeply at this time? Start a list.... ::*6. The Future of Food - (and a brief look at the history of agriculture)
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• Philosophy of Food Spring 2018 Class Notes
  :*Course Content: A brief look at the major course research questions. ::*Send me a brief introduction through the "Tell Me" form on the wiki. (Soon, please.)
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• Spring 2023 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. Why. ...-- What if Ethics has its origins in our natural history? Why this is/was a radical claim.
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• Fall 2022 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. Why. ...weight of "Points". This allows you to work on early difficulties without a big effect on your final grade.
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• Fall 2023 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. Why? (Some student introductions.) ...-- What if Ethics has its origins in our natural history? Why this is/was a radical claim.
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• Spring 2024 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. Why? How I use peer review, anonymity, and transp ::*Unit 3: Basic Liberties - Is Abortion a basic liberty? Feb 20
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• Spring 2025 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  ...-- What if Ethics has its origins in our natural history? Why this is/was a radical claim. What if humans use expectations of each other to solve basic :::*This is a writing enriched course. More about my approach later. (Some student intro
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• Fall 2024 Ethics Class Notes and Reading Schedule
  :::*This is a writing enriched course. More about my approach later. (Some student intro ::*Unit 3: Basic Liberties - Is Abortion a basic liberty?
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