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Tag Archives: Rutgers University

Humanism, Morality & Forgiveness: Rutgers’ World Parliament of Religions

April 25, 2014by Guest Contributor 9 Comments

By Barry Klassel Humanist Chaplain at Rutgers University A couple of months ago, the Humanist Community at Rutgers was invited to be part of a panel discussion on the topic of […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism, Science & Nature

Beautiful & Simple Math: An Adventure into the Infinite and the Irrational

April 11, 2014by Leo Kozachkov 1 Comment

This article is a semi-continuation of my previous post regarding the sordid state of Rutgers University’s ‘Liberal Arts Math’ curriculum. Since people seemed to like it, I thought I’d switch […]

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Science & Nature

Math & the Liberal Arts Education at Rutgers University

March 21, 2014by Leo Kozachkov 4 Comments

Introductory-level mathematics education is a festering wart on this country’s nose. More locally, Rutgers—a university which touts some of the best researchers in applied mathematics, as well as a top-twenty […]

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How Reliable Are Our Intuitions? Review of the First Princeton-Rutgers Undergrad Philo Conference

March 18, 2014by Paul Jones 3 Comments

Last week, undergraduate philosophers from across North America made the pilgrimage to Princeton for the first annual undergraduate philosophy conference held as a partnership between Princeton University and Rutgers University. […]

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Ethics & Philosophy

Do We Owe Anything to the Poor? Rutgers’ Event w. Prof Thomas Pogge

December 6, 2013by Guest Contributor 2 Comments

By Jimmy Goodrich, Rutgers University What obligations do we have to the worst off among us? Thomas Pogge, Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs at Yale University, recently lectured […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Politics & Culture

The Irreverent Trauma of Being Just a Human: Event Review of Salman Rushdie at Rutgers University

November 19, 2013by Emma 2 Comments

Last week, world-famous author Salman Rushdie appeared at Rutgers University as part of the English Department’s new Writers at Rutgers Reading Series.  Hundreds of eager students, faculty, staff, and community […]

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Art & Literature, Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism

Three Atheists Walk into an Interfaith Dialogue….

October 18, 2013by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Three atheists walk into an Interfaith dialogue… three opinions walk out. The Humanist Chaplaincy at Rutgers University recently led a group of Rutgers students as a Humanist delegation to the […]

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Religion & Secularism

The Anguished, Diasporic Asian Nationalism in America: Local Musings & Global Politics

October 1, 2013by James Carroll Leave a comment

“There is probably more conflict”, my politics professor likes to say, “between Israelis and Palestinians on College Ave., than there is in the West Bank”. Yet most of the combatants […]

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Politics & Culture

Soul Talk: My Experience Researching & Teaching on Souls at Rutgers University

September 24, 2013by Guest Contributor Leave a comment

By Dan Ogilvie, Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University A Sketch of the Present Debate A front page article in the August 26, 2013, edition of the New York Times reports […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

Rutgers Event: Singer & Camosy Discuss Christian and Secular Ethics

July 30, 2013by Applied Sentience 4 Comments

Update: For a Review of this Event, Please Read Are We Climbing the Same Mountain? by James Goodrich. ——————————————————————————————- Mark your calendars! This September, the Humanist Chaplaincy at Rutgers University will […]

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