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Tag Archives: philosophy

Neo-humanism and PROUT: Alternative Pedagogy

May 31, 2016by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

by Milly Sil, Rutgers University Neohumanism will give new inspiration and provide a new interpretation for the very concept of human existence. It will help people understand that human beings, […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism

Secular is Insufficient – How HSC Differs from the Peace Corps

January 22, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 8 Comments

By Conor Robinson Humanist Service Corps Program Coordinator Recently, Hemant Mehta interviewed me about the Humanist Service Corps for his Friendly Atheist blog. Check out the piece if you haven’t […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Religion & Secularism

Lifeguard Lollygagging Pt 1: The Brain as Mind

November 6, 2015by Leo Kozachkov 1 Comment

I’ve been working as a lifeguard every summer for the last five summers. It gives me a lot of idle time to think about things. It also gives the sun […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Science & Nature

When We Shouldn’t – And Should – Argue from Authority

July 17, 2015by Paul Chiariello 1 Comment

I love taking common platitudes from rationality and pointing out the exceptions.  Why?  Because I hate when a short catchy maxim is used incorrectly to belittle others’ rational arguments.  The irony […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Science & Nature

Moral Heroism, Pt 2: How to Become a Hero (Or At Least Get Started)

July 6, 2015by Aaron Gertler 4 Comments

In my first “Moral Heroism” post, I argued that empathy isn’t the only trait we need to deal with moral decisions. We also need a sense of “heroism”: The feeling […]

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Ethics & Philosophy

Moral Heroism Pt 1: Empathy’s Faults & Heroism to the Rescue

May 29, 2015by Aaron Gertler 2 Comments

I’ve written before about the importance of teaching people to see things through the eyes of other people. One commentator pointed out that a quicker way to say “seeing things through the eyes […]

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Ethics & Philosophy

Moral Tribes to Moral Lives: Interview w Harvard’s Joshua Greene

February 20, 2015by Aaron Gertler 2 Comments

Joshua Greene, who visited the Yale Humanist Community on February 5th, is a Princeton-trained philosopher, Harvard professor, and author. He uses the tools of psychology and neuroscience to tackle abstract questions […]

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Ethics & Philosophy

Of Hidden Gods: Sometimes Absence of Evidence IS Evidence of Absence

November 27, 2014by Paul Chiariello 29 Comments

I love this popular little mantra: the absence of evidence isn’t the evidence of absence, also known as the fallacy of the argument from ignorance.  If you’re not already familiar with […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism

Reason vs Religion at Rutgers: Julien Musolino Debates Mark Baker

November 24, 2014by Leo Kozachkov 1 Comment

I don’t go to public debates nearly as much as I should. This is just one of the many things I learned from attending the The Veritas Forum last night, […]

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Religion & Secularism

Alan: Or, My Friend the Utility Monster

November 13, 2014by Aaron Gertler 14 Comments

Warning: This post deals with some pretty unusual philosophy. You may want to prepare by reading this Facebook status, which is a quick, bare-bones summary of what I’ll be talking […]

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