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Non-Human Animals: Crash Course Philosophy
Today we are taking all the things we have learned this year about doing philosophy and applying that to moral considerations regarding non-human animals. We’ll explore what philosophers like Peter Singer and Carl Cohen have to say about...
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Poverty & Our Response to It: Crash Course Philosophy
We’re picking up where we left off last time, exploring the “ethics of care” and how it applies to extreme poverty. Are we responding to global poverty in a moral way? Philosophers like Peter Singer argue that we have an obligation to...
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Public anger in Iraq was mounting on Tuesday over Sunday's alleged killing of eight Iraqi civilians by a private security firm hired to protect US diplomats in Iraq.
HEADLINE: Blackwater draws public ire in Iraq
CAPTION: Public anger in Iraq was mounting on Tuesday over Sunday's alleged killing of eight Iraqi civilians by a private security firm hired to protect US diplomats in Iraq. (Sept. 18)...
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NEW - A FIRST LOOK AT THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE NEW BLOCKBUSTER CALL OF DUTY
"Call of Duty" is getting a futuristic makeover for the next installment in the blockbuster video game franchise.
The first-person shooter action game has broken sales launch records in each of its last three yearly iterations beginning...
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Crash Course Philosophy #42: Non Human Animals
In this video episode "Crash Course Philosophy #42: Non-Human Animals," focuses on taking all the things we have learned this year about doing philosophy and applying that to moral considerations regarding non-human animals. We'll...
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Crash Course Philosophy #44: Poverty and Our Response to It
In this "Crash Course Philosophy #44: Poverty and Our Response to It" video [8:53], we're picking up where we left off last time, exploring the "ethics of care" and how it applies to extreme poverty. Are we responding to global poverty...