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I need ideas for philosphical questions relating to technology. (More details below)
So I have a philosophy and rationality class in cegep. Currently, the topics are pretty general since that's well, what the class is about but well, those don't interest me as much as the debates...
So I have a philosophy and rationality class in cegep. Currently, the topics are pretty general since that's well, what the class is about but well, those don't interest me as much as the debates around Open Access, Copyright, Open Data, Free Software, Piracy, etc. relating to technology
but well, in some of those cases, it would be hard for my teacher to be able to grade if what I'm saying is true so well, I'm creating this in the hopes that some of you have ideas for questions which might interest me but still be easy to enough for my philosophy teacher to well, be able to evaluate my work.
Of course I've already asked my teacher if I could do a question which isn't necessarily related to the class beforehand but he's a little scared of what I might come up with, hah.
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The awkward questions about slavery from tourists in the US South
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Samuel Morland, Magister Mechanicorum
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Altaic: Rise and fall of a linguistic hypothesis
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The unlikeliest cult in history
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The life and work of Lady Hale
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The Christian right is helping drive liberals away from religion
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Pronunciation help - Latin
I'm starting school this coming Monday with the intent on getting a degree in horticulture. My classes include botany and plant identification. Something I struggle with is knowing how to...
I'm starting school this coming Monday with the intent on getting a degree in horticulture. My classes include botany and plant identification. Something I struggle with is knowing how to pronounce words with Latin roots. Not knowing how to pronounce words makes it harder to commit words to memory, which of course makes it more difficult to recall. For example the words Leguminosae / Fabaceae - I know they are legumes, but have no idea how to pronounce it. It makes reading difficult because I find myself skimming. Does anyone have any resources that can help me pronounce the words I am reading.
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The Christian converts who are setting fire to sacred Aboriginal objects
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English is not normal: No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language.
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The battle to rewrite Texas history
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West Zealand has given the green light to rebuild a Viking fortress on its original archaeological site, more than 1,000 years after it first stood there
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When a newspaper started a town: The story of Lake Michigan Beach
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George Pell seeks leave to appeal child sex abuse convictions in High Court
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Fear and oppression in Xinjiang: China’s war on Uighur culture
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The language sounds that could exist, but don't
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How the MIT Media Lab concealed its relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
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The Trolley Problem
An interesting thought experiment that I vividly remember from undergrad philosophy courses is the trolley problem: You see a runaway trolley moving toward five tied-up (or otherwise...
An interesting thought experiment that I vividly remember from undergrad philosophy courses is the trolley problem:
You see a runaway trolley moving toward five tied-up (or otherwise incapacitated) people lying on the main track. You are standing next to a lever that controls a switch. If you pull the lever, the trolley will be redirected onto a side track, and the five people on the main track will be saved. However, there is a single person lying on the side track. You have two options:
- Do nothing and allow the trolley to kill the five people on the main track.
- Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person.
A variation of the problem that we were also presented with was:
You see a runaway trolley moving toward five tied-up (or otherwise incapacitated) people lying on the main track. You are standing on a bridge that runs across the trolley tracks. There is a large man on the bridge next to you, who if pushed over the bridge and onto the track, would safely stop the trolley, saving the five people but killing the large man. Do you:
- Push the man over the bridge, saving the five people.
- Allow the trolley to kill the five people
Which is the more ethical options? Or, more simply: What is the right thing to do?
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Australian government releases "exposure draft" of religious discrimination bill
A news article: New protections for Folau-like cases in draft religious discrimination bill A radio interview with the Attorney-General: Federal Government unveils religious discrimination...
A news article: New protections for Folau-like cases in draft religious discrimination bill
A radio interview with the Attorney-General: Federal Government unveils religious discrimination legislation on Radio National
Some legal analysis: The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?
A Christian response: Religious discrimination bill draft released
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A history of Hong Kong's contentious politics
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