March 2019
March 2019
Mind the Gaps!
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Mar 2019
In this installment of my series on Freud as a philosopher, I explain how Freud arrived at the view that mental states are brain states, that mental processes are unconscious, that we have only indirect access to our own minds, and that introspection is an inadequate tool for exploring the mind.
Read moreThere’s Taste... Then There’s Taste
Antonia Peacocke
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Mar 2019
Lots of us have tastes in music, movies, stories, or art—and we generally know what they are. But what explains why we like what we do? Is it just a subjective reaction to something we recognize or identify with? Or are we responding to its objective aesthetic value?
Read moreImmigration and Multiculturalism
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Mar 2019
Should immigrants assimilate into their new society? Or should society adapt to make room for different cultures? Aren’t there some foreign customs we should never accept? This week, we’re thinking about immigration and multiculturalism.
Read moreControversy About Climate Denial
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Mar 2019
Research shows both that increasing people’s knowledge of climate science does not increase acceptance of human-caused climate change, but teaching the mechanisms of how global warming works does strengthen acceptance. Is there a way to reconcile these seemingly conflicting results?
Read moreYour Question: Integrate or Assimilate?
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Mar 2019
What does integration mean, and how is that contrasted to assimilation? How much integration do we have a right to expect? What kinds of changes become intolerable? - Judy online
Read more#FrancisOnFilm: Green Book
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Mar 2019
The success of Green Book, which won the Oscar for Best Picture, has been controversial because the narrative is centered on the white driver rather than the black pianist. Recent philosophical work on "epistemic injustice" reveals why centering the narrative like this harms black people.
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