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Philosophical Writings:
Booklet: An Introduction
to Ethics
Booklet: The
Abortion Debate
Book: The Meaning of
Love
Book: Ethical
and Philosophical
Foundations of Economics
Fighting
for the
Higher Self
Reasoning: What
It Is
To Be Rational
What Makes Something Worth Doing?
Simplistic
Moral Reasoning
Religion, Morality, Secular Ideals, and Ethics Education
Fairness as Moral and Conceptual Relevance
The Intersection of Ethics and Economics
Underlying Ethics of Economic Inequality and the 2013 U.S. Government Shutdown
Commentary on N. Gregory Mankiw's "Defending the One Percent"
Discrimination As a Sign of More General Wrongdoing
Words,
Pictures,
Logic, Ethics, and Not Being God
Examples of a Common Kind of Fallacy in the Social Sciences (Material Added 6/3/17)
The Electoral College, Fairness, and Sports
The Left-Right Divide in America and the Problem of Voting for People Instead of Ideas
The Logic and Fairness/Unfairness of Gerrymandering
Guilt and
Forgiveness
Justification
of
Punishment
Undeserved Good and Deserved Harm: A Problem With My "Justification of Punishment"
The
Value
of Labor and the Myth of Sisyphus
Disrespect
and Disproportionate Retaliation
A Response to the Idea of Moral Resilience as a Remedy for Moral Distress
Commentary on
the book
of Job
God
and Evil
Some
Thoughts
About How Machines Could Think
Follow Up to "Some Thoughts About How Machines Could Think"
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence and Bio-Neural Engineering of Human IQ and Talent
The
Concept
of "Tolerance"
The
Concept
of Intimacy
How Can Physical Touch Be Related to Emotional Affection (As It Can Be, and Often Is)?
Sex and Using People
Understanding
Each Other (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
False
Cause, Misdiagnosis, and the Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
The
Concept
of "Racial Profiling"
Marriage,
Civil Union, and "Same-sex Marriage"
The
Concept of Universal Health Insurance (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
The Essential Goal of Medicine and the Moral Role of the Physician in Regard to Euthanasia
The
Concept of the Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Active Vs Passive Euthanasia: Moral Equivalence or Not? Philippa Foot Vs James Rachels
The
Flaw of Legalism in Society and Education (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Abandoning
the Public Pursuit of Personal Excellence
The
Definition
of Death
Misguiding
Values
The
Slippery
Slope Argument
Some
Jewish Beliefs
as Found in Jewish Prayers
Scientific
Confirmation
The
Debate
Between Evolution and Intelligent Design
Evolution
and the Myth of (the Significance of) the Male Orgasm
The Myth About "Myths About Passion In the Bedroom"
Sexual Objectification and the Moment When Marriage Becomes "Incest"
"Realistic"
Sex Education Programs (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Protections
For Disobeying Bad Laws?
Morality
and Law
Business Ethics and BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Group
Loyalty and Being a Good Person
Serving
and Promoting Higher Purpose
Constitutional
Safeguards For Majority Rule
A Close Reading and Response to Senator Tom Cotton's Speech/Article About Immigration
2016 Conservatism
Ethics Laws for Government Officials (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Democracy, Religion, and Moral Leadership (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
The
Need
for Protection Against Governmental and
Commercial
Callous Indifference and Unreasonableness
The Proper
Role
of Judges: Compatible with Compassion? (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Requiring
Judicial Recusal from Presiding Over Cases Involving Election
Contributors (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Copyright
in the Digital Age
The
Opportunity
and Peril of
Constitutional
Reform in Alabama
Reforming Alabama's 1901 Constitution
Itches
Without
Scratches
Legitimately
Lying
Justifiable Adultery
Pain
and Pleasure,
And Their Perception
A
Philosophy of
Photography
A
Perspective on the Ethics of Clinical Medical
Research
on Human Subjects (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Fair
Economic Trade
Across Generations
A
Proposed Model
for Overcoming the 2008 Financial “Meltdown”
When
Economic Process Displaces Purpose
My Interpretation and Analysis of Kant's Ideas About Ethics
Qualitative
Quantitative
Debate in Social Science
A
Philosophy
of Science Logic Problem
Judge
Roy Moore's Error and Controversy
(Alabama
Courthouse and the Ten Commandments)
However, even though Moore is wrong,
A
Public
Official's Expressing Faith Does Not
Necessarily
Combine Church and State
Stem
Cell Research and
Sacrifice for Others: the Inconsistency of the Conservative View (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Anatomy
of a Tax Increase Defeat in Alabama
Time Space Analogy (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Why
I Believe
I Find Ice Hockey and Soccer Boring to Watch
Law
and
Order and Morality
Educational
Aspects
of House (the TV program)
Moral
Looting
in the Aftermath of Disasters
Subject Matter Teaching:
Study Help
Teaching
Math to Young Children
Counting By Not Counting
Reading
As
Children Do
Understanding
Algebra
Algebra
I Supplemental
Preface
Math
"Rate"
Problems
Constructing
Counter Dilemmas From Dilemmas
E-Mail
Introduction
to Philosophy
The Theban Plays
of Sophocles
Writing
College Papers and Exam Answers
Preparing
College Reading Assignments
A
Loose
Introduction to Reading Plato
Uses
and
Importance of Hyperlinks
Writing
Rhyming
Poetry Without Talent
The
Power and
Purpose of Poetry in Prose
Teaching
Literary Style
Explanations
and Pseudo-Explanations in Science
Math,
Science,
Knowledge, and Nature
Shedding
Light on
Time: Learning and Teaching Difficult Concepts
Why
Graphs of
Equations in the Form
Y = aX + b
Turn
Out To Be Linear (i.e., Straight Lines)
More
About
Fractions Than Anyone Needs to Know
Teaching
"Quantity"
Fractions
The
Concept
of the Mole in Chemistry -- Why It Works, and Why It Is Important
Stoichiometry
Stuff in Chemistry
Squaring Numbers Which End in 5
Selected
Passages from
Jane Austen
Strategy
in
Tennis (Particularly Doubles)
The World of
Group
E-Mail
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Philosophy of Education Writings:
The
Socratic Method:
Teaching by Questions
Teaching
Effectively:
Helping Students Absorb and
Assimilate
Material
Online Versus Onground Teaching (Word document) (HTML Webpage)
Logic and Ethics: The Harm of Logical Disability
Understanding
and
Teaching Place-Value
Between
Parent and Institution
To
Parents
Trying to Improve Schools
The
Concept
of Teaching "To" the Test
More About Evaluations: Follow-Up to "The Concept of Teaching 'To' the Test"
Equal
"Opportunity"
To Learn
Desirable
School Curriculum
Suspension
and Expulsion from Schools
Formal
Systems Need Discretionary Mechanisms
Unfairness
of the College Board SATs
The
Immorality
of Giving Tests for Grades in Teaching
Using
Questions to Teach Better
Pet Peeve: Students Who Say "I Don't Know What You Are Looking For"
A
Common,
but Terrible, Mistake in Teaching Math and Science
"Explaining"
Math Poorly
Testing
Reading
Fostering
Insights and Understanding Through Teaching
Teaching
Science and Literature
Mislabeling
"Highly Qualified" Teachers
A Critique of Darling-Hammond's Critique of Teach for America (Word doc) (HTML Webpage)
Teaching
Logic and Abstract Thinking to Third Graders?
Having
Understanding
Versus Knowing Correct Explanations
Insight,
Inspiration, Logic, and Learning
Understanding,
Shallow Thinking, and Schools
Learning
in
a Classroom
"Thinking"
Is Most Difficult for Supposedly Best Students
Understanding
"Understanding":
What It Means to "Understand" Something
Moral
and
Spiritual Values & (Public) Schools
The
Problem
With Teaching Through Bribery and Coercion
The
Point
of Studying Ethics
Doing
Ethics:
Rational and Creative Thinking
Neither Requiring a Business Ethics Course Nor Teaching Ethics
‘Across the Business Curriculum’ Will Significantly Reduce
Business Ethics
Crises or Scandals (HTML Webpage) (Word Document)
The
Uses of
Philosophy In Today's World
Making the Most
of Your
University Courses; What to Expect Academically at College
Evaluating
Students,
Teachers, and Student Teachers
Evaluating
Teachers by Video Tape Lessons and Portfolios
Methodology
vs Content in Teaching
Schools
Are Not Places of Education
Typical
School
Curriculum and Instruction
Are Too
Narrow
and Wasteful
Adopting
a
Kidnapper's Creed for Education:
No
Child
Left Behind
Incidental
Institutional Bias
A
Proposal
to Fund Education Better Without
Increasing
Taxes or Having a Lottery
Student
Violence
The
Alabama
High School Curriculum and Exit Exam -- comments about the
curriculum
apply to schools in other states as well.
Summer
Renaissance
Program Proposal
Computers
Versus Books and Paper in Schools?
Further Examples and an Exception to the Above "Computers Versus Books..."
Significant
Differences
Between Writing and Talking; Why Talking Seems Easier
A Corollary to the Above: Some Differences Between Reading and Listening
About
Simplifying
Teaching Theories
Bogus
"Critical
Thinking" Teaching Strategies
Learning
Styles?
Raising
Kids
Jewish (not to be confused
with
raising
Jewish kids)
A
Case Against
Government Awards of Recognition (Particularly by Schools)
[Many of these same essays, organized in an online
book format with an Introduction]
Photos Set to Poetry and Music
Poetry Set
to Photography
and Music (Slide Shows)
Business Web Pages:
Rick Garlikov
Photography
Studio
Philosophical
Counseling
Business
Ethics
Private Photography Instruction, Lessons, Classes
Web Page Design and Creation
Birmingham
Suburbs
Real Estate Agents and Companies (a web page for real estate
agents
in the Birmingham, Alabama area)
Agentes
de Bienes
Raíces en Birmingham, Alabama (a web page for
Spanish-speaking
real estate agents in the Birmingham, Alabama area)
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