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Conscience - 2 views

Conscience is that small inner voice that tells you that someone may be watching. [H.L. Mencken] Is morality something we follow because we think something is right or wrong, or rather because we ...

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Articles: Robot Oppression: Unethicality of the Three Laws - 2 views

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    Robot Oppression: Unethicality of the Three Laws
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SoulPancake - 1 views

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    SoulPancake is a place to speak your mind, unload your questions, and figure out what it means to be human.
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The Universe Knows My Name - Radiolab - 1 views

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    In this new short, we explore luck and fate, both good and bad, with an author and a cartoon character.
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Reducing Stereotype Threat - 1 views

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    Stereotype threat is the idea that societal stereotypes of our identity group can profoundly influence our performance in areas that our group is stereotyped as lacking in (i.e. women in high level math classes, white men in sports, african americans in academics). More of a psychological idea, but may have interesting philosophical implications. Can we escape stereotype threat? Or does trying to avoid it make us more vulnerable?
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11 Most Important Philosophical Quotations - 1 views

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    Basic overview of some of the more important philosophical ideas.
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    I may use this as a handout for my P&R class. Thanks!
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Free Will: Now You Have It, Now You Don't - New York Times - 0 views

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    New York Times Article on Free Will (January 2, 2007)
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Could It Be? Spooky Experiments That 'See' The Future : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR - 0 views

  • "The remarkable finding [we made] is that their physiological responses are observed to occur about 2-3 seconds prior to the appearance of the picture, even before the computer has decided whether to present a non-arousing or an arousing picture," Bem told the Cornell Daily Sun.
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Online Guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy - 0 views

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    This web-site is designed to give users a very general "introduction to Ethics." The materials offer both historical and thematic perspectives on the subject. Key representatives of the history of ethics are presented and major ethical theories are analyzed and critiqued.
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Philosophy TV - 0 views

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    Interviews with leading philosophers from around the world. Tamar Gendler, a Hamden Hall parent, is featured on November 18th.
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YouTube - Do We Have Free Will or Is Everything Predetermined? - 0 views

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    Do We Have Free Will or Is Everything Predetermined? Youtube Video; 5:23
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