At the end of the semester, I calculate each of my students’ final grades. Soon, prospective employers or admissions officers will consult these grades in deciding whether to offer my students opportunities. Transcript readers presumably interpret grades as evidence of students’ academic proficiency. Yet we as professors have a huge degree of discretion in designing […]
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This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In this series...
In his beautiful film Tree of Life, Terrance Malick attempts to tackle philosophical issues such as the meaning of life,...
What exactly is “critical” about critical race studies, and critical mixed race studies in particular? Of course, the term is...
[Revised entry by Mark Balaguer on December 24, 2024. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Platonism is the view that...
Contempt may seem an extreme and troubling emotion. More than just annoyance at some particular action, contempt is a cold,...
