Tag: philosophy
Philosophy Through Baking is Professor Sanchez’s experiential approach to teaching
Philosophy professor Robert Sanchez developed his new course "Philosophy Through Baking" to promote the study of philosophy in an experiential manner. Sanchez said he...
Lessons Learned: How to talk about philosophy without getting punched
Philosophy is a notoriously pretentious subject. It evokes names like Kant and Aristotle and Kierkegaard, that belong to dead white men who probably said and did a lot of...
It’s not rocket science: Humanities have a place in our...
In the higher education community, there is a clear divide separating STEM and the humanities. Students debate the superiority of their respective favorite, while...
Letter to the editor: Philosophy department announces changes to curriculum
To the Occidental Community, It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I share with you significant and meaningful changes to the Philosophy Department’s curriculum....
Plato visits Socrates during office hours
PLATO: Hello Socrates, the wisest and justest tenured professor I have ever known. SOCRATES: Plato, my prized student of Philosophy 101, what have you come...