Philosophy is the analysis and evaluation of the basic assumptions and inferences that we make in formulating arguments: about truth, knowledge, ethics...
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Arguments are good. Our Mission Our mission is to teach critical thinking skills so that students achieve academically and discuss social issues with precision and care. What Drives TA? What is TA's Story? Who's on TA's Team? Our Method We use argument mapping to expose the hidden structure of argum...
There's still time left to register for Winter 2021 courses in Philosophy at Oakland U! We have courses on logic, free will, bioethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of mind. A number of our courses also fulfill Gen. Ed. requirements.
For more information on our Winter 21 course offerings, see our course brochure:https://oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/phil/files-and-documents/Brochure2021.pdf
Former village chieftain, Orm, explains why nothing is his fault. Other opinions are also considered.
We might assume that philosophy is an ivory tower discipline that has little effect on the unlovely operations of government, driven as they are by the concerns of middle class wallets, upper class stock portfolios, and the ever-present problem of poverty. But we would be wrong.
Information on our Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 course offerings is available here: https://oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/phil/files-and-documents/Brochure2021.pdf
Oakland University Philosophy Professor Mark Navin is quoted in this opinion article in the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/opinion/coronavirus-health-experts.html#click=https://t.co/gQmmG22gY2
You cannot force public trust; you have to earn it.
Nominations are being accepted now for the 2020 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching:
https://philosophyteachers.org/reminder-2020-prize-for-teaching-excellence/
The deadline is drawing near but there is still time. Get your nominations for the 2020 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching, sponsored by the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT), the American Philosophical Association (APA), and the Teaching Philosophy Association (TPA) submit
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Fall classes are starting to fill up! For information on our Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 course offerings, check out:https://oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/phil/files-and-documents/Brochure2021.pdf
Dave Dulio, Professor of Political Science at Oakland University discusses how political rhetoric is used in our current society and how it is impacting the ...
Mark Navin, Professor of Bioethics at Oakland University discusses vaccine development and the mindset of politicians and the public. Stay up to date with ou...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/world/middleeast/nazi-medical-text-israel.html
A Palestinian surgeon, a Jewish patient, a Nazi medical text — and an unlikely bond.
There is an ethic of believing, and that ethic limits the right to believe when beliefs are false, immoral or dangerous
Riveting!
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https://jacobinmag.com/2020/04/coronavirus-pandemic-precarity-risk-vulnerability
Precarity has been rising for decades but now, in a pandemic, job insecurity meets physical vulnerability in new and terrifying ways.
Achieving their highest rank ever, the Oakland University Ethics Bowl team traveled to Atlanta this past February to compete in the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl tournament. Only the top 36 schools in the nation are invited to this annual tournament, which is sponsored by the Association for....
As government mandated lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic affect a rising share of the global population, fewer will die of COVID-19, as well as other transmissible diseases. But how should we weigh those benefits against the costs of unemployment, social isolation, and widespread bankrupt...
For information on our Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and Winter 2021 course offerings, check out our course brochure here:
https://oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/phil/files-and-documents/Brochure2021.pdf
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Michael Sandel and an international panel debate the right way to respond to coronavirus
American Philosophical Association
New to online teaching? Sign up for the APA member webinar, “Teaching Philosophy Online: Advice and Tips from Experienced Instructors,” Tuesday, March 24, at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Click below for more information.
The remaining philosophy department talks for the semester are cancelled, due to health restrictions. We hope to see you at our talks in the fall!
Please join us on March 5th, at 7PM, in Banquet Room A of the Oakland Center, for the Burke Lecture by Nancy Tuana (Penn State):
http://oakland.edu/cas/events/2020/030520-richard-j-burke-lecture-in-philosophy-religion-and-society
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“White Ignorance” by Charles W. Mills
https://shifter-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mills-white-ignorance.pdf
https://oaklandpostonline.com/31206/campus/cetl-learning-tips-office-hours-should-i-go/
You likely know about office hours, but might avoid this unfamiliar ground. This week’s learning tip comes from Jennifer Coon, a writing and rhetoric instructor here at Oakland University who voices how many faculty feel as they wait with their door open for a student to stop by. Should I go to my...
We have an exciting series of speakers joining us in Winter 2020.
On February 12 at 12PM in 242 Elliott Hall, Matthew Ferkany (MSU) will present on "A defense of consistency reasoning in social good ambassadorship: Or how to talk to angry uncle without giving up your principles."
We have an exciting series of speakers joining us in Winter 2020.
On January 15th at 12PM, Jada Strabbing (Wayne) presented on "Blame and Blameworthy Presentation: A Functional Account of Blame."
On February 12 at 12PM in 242 Elliott Hall, Matthew Ferkany (MSU) will present on "A defense of consistency reasoning in social good ambassadorship: Or how to talk to angry uncle without giving up your principles."
On March 13 at 3PM in 124 MSC, Imran Aijaz (UM Dearborn) will present on "Some Puzzles of Islamic Faith."
On April 2 at 3PM in 185 MSC, Laura McMahon (Eastern Michigan) will present on ""Essential Insecurity: Humanism, Violence, and Political Action in Merleau-Ponty and Fanon."
PHILOSOPHY CAMP 2020
Join us for a week of tremendous and incomparable intellectual stimulation, at Oakland University, tentatively scheduled for the thirteenth through the seventeenth of July in 2020. Philosophy Camp is a weeklong day camp experience which brings university professors, philosophy undergraduates, and high school students together, giving students a crash course introduction to the discipline of philosophy, and giving professors and undergraduates the opportunity to engage with the interests and insights of their younger counterparts.
If you are interested in camp, please email [email protected] or sign up at shorturl.at/gFK34
https://bostonreview.net/philosophy-religion/katrina-forrester-future-political-philosophy
For five decades Anglophone political philosophy has been dominated by the liberal egalitarianism of John Rawls. With liberalism in crisis, have these ideas outlived their time?
A Georgetown University study sought to evaluate long-term return on investment for liberal arts colleges in the United States.
The Philosophy Department cordially invites you to attend a presentation by Jada Strabbing (Wayne State) on “Blame and Blameworthy Presentations: A Functional Account of Blame,” January 15th at noon in Elliott 242.
Teaching children philosophy can help improve academic results. But the main reason it should be used in schools is it allows children a space to make sense of the world, and meaning in their lives.
Oakland University philosophers at the Eastern APA:
Sharon Berry will be presenting in a symposium session on her work, on “The Residual Access Problem.”
Fritz McDonald organized and will be chairing a session on new approaches to teaching Aristotle’s Ethics.
I hope some of you can join us there!
https://www.apaonline.org/event/2020eastern
The 116th meeting of the APA Eastern Division will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Philadelphia 201 Hotel. Located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia, this hotel is also known as the Philadelphia Downtown Sheraton. The program includes over 100 sessions, including colloquium an...
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/2020-workplace-trends-liberal-arts-major-hiring.html
A host of experts are arguing that liberal arts majors are about to make a major rebound.
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