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Recovering Intentionality
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) highlights the core difference between the social sciences and natural sciences, involving intentionality.
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Outdated Dualisms
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes how the modern political debate has moved beyond the old markets vs. state distinctions.
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Interpreting the Law - Context
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) highlights the vital role that context plays in matters of legal interpretation.
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Interpreting the Law - An Example
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) uses the celebrated example of the Smith gun case to illustrate the relation between linguistic ambiguity and legal interpretation.
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Far Transfer
Ben Nelson (Minerva) speaks passionately about the importance of developing the appropriate cognitive tools for students.
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How to Read Shakespeare
“How to Read Shakespeare” explains how to read a Shakespearean play.
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Chomsky From a Non-Chomskyan
David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, a "non-Chomskyan", pays allegiance to Noam Chomsky’s profound contributions to linguistics.
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Historical Context
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra warns us not to essentialize, urging us to place the notion of "Asian Values" in historical context.
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These Language Models Talk to Each Other! | Socratic Models
These Language Models Talk to Each Other! | Socratic Models
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Uncovering Meaning
Historian David Armitage, University of Harvard, relates how examining the historical evolution of key terms and phrases can uncover the many sedimented meanings associated with them, thereby pointing the way to deeper historical...
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Questioning Motivations
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how, just as a skillful novelist sheds light on the motivations of her protagonists, a questioning of the motivations of those in central positions of authority will help us better...
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Modernity
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes the different experiences and associations that non-Westerners have with the notion of modernity.
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Spanish Bite - Masculine and Feminine nouns
Here’s a quick video to help with understanding the gender of nouns in Spanish.
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Using DE with possessed objects in Spanish!
Here's a video to help you understand when to use "de" to talk about when things belong to someone. This is also known as "possession" but not in the religious sense!
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Learn Spanish with a Joke - (#55)
¡Feliz viernes! A ver si les gusta este chiste. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy Friday! Let's see if you like this joke.
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How to say "Turn around!" in Spanish (Día 112)
In this lesson, we'll talk about two verbs to use to say: Turn around!