Saturday, December 29, 2012

Philosophy in High School

Philosophy in High School would assuage my psychotic relationship with politics 
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

New Site for Job Posting

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Monday, August 27, 2012

APA Website Change

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Dating Advice from Philosophers

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Graduates who received tenure by department

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Philosophy Programs Ranked Baced on Placement Record

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Student Sued for Graduating too Early

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Buyer Beware: The Drawbacks of an Online Education Programs

The internet is steadily becoming integrated into every aspect of our lives, including the educational experience. Though the quality of online schooling options is expanding, it still may have its drawbacks, however. Today’s post, written by Linda Zabriske of www.onlinegraduateprograms.com, will tackle this hot topic.


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Buyer Beware: The Drawbacks of an Online Education Programs

Like it or not, online learning, including masters and doctorates through distance learning as well as supplementary certification programs,  are becoming more and more popular choice for all student demographics. But many hypothesize that this rapid growth in popularity may not entirely beneficial to American society and the future of the American education system.  

Online colleges enable students to potentially receive higher education at a cheaper rate and from a more convenient location, their home.  However, there is a significant trade-off at play here that has become a cyst on the reputation of online colleges: the students themselves.  Studies have shown that students from online colleges have a lower graduation rate and are less likely to succeed in finding a job than students from brick-and-mortar colleges.

The reasons for this are explored in the study Barriers to Learning in Distance Education. The author, Jill M. Galusha, explains that “the term distance learning has been applied to many instructional methods: however, its primary distinction is that the teacher and the learner are separate in space and possibly time.”  The lack of physical presence of professors, lecturers, classmates and the general air of a college campus appears to be the most dire of problems for those taking online classes.  

The negative effects of this dichotomy between online college graduates and regular college graduates can be seen and, indeed, is well-documented.  In his article Distance Learning: Promises, Problems, and Possibilities, Doug Valentine examines online colleges’ deleterious effects on society.  He writes, “[P]roblems include the quality of instruction, hidden costs, misuse of technology, and the attitudes of instructors, students, and administrators.  Each one of these has an effect on the overall quality of distance learning as a product.”  The barriers facing graduates from online colleges with a poor reputation are simple: employers generally don’t respect online colleges.  Given the choice between two business graduates, one from a regular college and the other from an online college, most employers will prefer the former, simply because it is implied that the student has received a more rigorous college education.  

However, there is a silver lining to these problems: the increasing enrollment of students into online colleges.  The author of the previous study also writes, “Despite the need for improvement, the future of distance learning seems bright.  Increasing numbers of students enrolling in distance learning classes underscore the need for comprehensive and thoughtful evolution of distance education if it is to become the educational model of the future.”  This means that in order to accommodate the growing number of online college students, everyone, including the ones who operate online colleges for profit, will make more of an effort to fix many of the problems of online colleges.

In the meantime, one solution that would help everyone is to blend online and regular colleges.  One popular form of this endeavor is to offer distance learning classes at each brick-and-mortar college.  In a recent study, Hope M. Jordan explores the positives of blended education, and the outlook is good.  “The blended concept of learning is highly consistent with the three areas of change identified in the introduction – thinking less about delivering instruction and more about producing learning, reaching out to students through distance education technologies, and promoting a strong sense of community among learners.”  

In short, if the methods of online colleges can be modified and ameliorated, their reputation will surely improve, which can only help graduates from such colleges seek employment.
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A Step Towards Changing Sexism in Philosophy

Rice University decided to have a symposium about why women are underrepresented in philosophy with some interesting outcomes HERE.Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Monday, July 9, 2012

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Systematic Data on Turnaround Time for Philosophy Journal Publishing?

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Finding meaning in a secular age (video interview)

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes philosophy professors Hubert Dreyfus and
Sean Kelly to discuss their book, "All Things Shining"
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Advice about Personal Pages for Graduate Students

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New Philosophy App

those with smart phones might want to check this out: HERE

Philosophy Spotlight is a must-have app for philosophers brought to you by Wiley.This exciting new app gives you the following community features at your fingertips, anywhere, anytime -
• Latest information on key conferences and latest conference tweets
• A free, comprehensive Frommer’s travel guide to major conference locations
• Latest abstracts for articles and books, including the ability to ‘follow’ your favorite publications
• Latest free Sample Issues for key journals
• Latest Special Issues, including free articles
• Access to video and audio podcasts
• Latest posts from key blogs
• Access to a series of Publishing Workshops, in audio and PDF format
• Access to the Wiley-Blackwell Social Sciences & Humanities Facebook page
• Links to key societies
• Customizable Syllabi Search tool to find syllabi freely available on institutional websites, perfect for generating teaching ideas
• Customizable YouTube search tool to find educational videos
• Customizable search tools for Wiley Online Library
• The ability to bookmark any content you see, email yourself a Reading List and share content via Facebook and Twitter
• The ability to add your own RSS feeds, allowing you to keep track of your favorite sources

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Publishing Short Papers in Graduate School

An interesting discussion HEREJoin me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Virtual Online Ethics courses

Philosophy is heading online or at least there is alot of pressure to head that direction in most department. "Virtual Philosopher" is one philosophers noble effort to produce a thought provoking online system.Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

High Cost of Education

interesting article and comments HERE
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Choosing Referees for Papers


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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Graduate School Exit Strategies

When should one leave grad school, and in particular, a PhD program?

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/exit-strategies#ixzz1uTvbnmSJ 
Inside Higher Ed 

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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Philosophy Graduate Schools Friendly to Continental Philosophy

HERE is the best list I have found. Please contribute to this list if you have experience with a particular department.

"This list is not the result of a systematic survey. It is based on personal knowledge of our faculty and flyers and catalogues for graduate programs in philosophy. Since this list has been posted online, it has also been influenced by email correspondence with graduate students and faculty. If you know of a program which ought to be listed here, or struck from the list, please let me know, and please be patient with the suggested updates "Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

How to Write Good Applications for Jobs and Grants

Interesting but I'm unsure of the accuracy of the AdviceJoin me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Philosophy and The Matrix

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

ETS - Students Can Now Chose Their Best Score

AWESOME!  " The Educational Testing Service is announcing today that applicants to graduate school will no longer have to submit all their scores on the Graduate Record Examinations, but will have the option to select the best scores to share."

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/24/ets-will-allow-gre-takers-select-which-scores-report#ixzz1t1ZqkVT0 
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Philosophy in Bussiness

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Getting a Job in Philosophy - Keely

"There are different things that can be done at different points in your graduate career. This series of recommendations will be broken down by year. I will take as my ideal a person who goes on the market for the first time in the fall of his or her fifth year."

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/06/20/advice_column_on_becoming_a_philosophy_faculty_member#ixzz1snxUmCem 
Inside Higher Ed 
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Too Much to Read

This is a plague of current philosophy, particularly anything relating to the philosophy of science (i.e. philosophy of mind). In order to have a understanding of mind one really must have 3 PhDs (neuroscience, psychology, philosophy). Even if one is studying only a small area in continental philosophy the reading is still over capacity, just to get a grounding in Nietzsche's own work requires several reading of at least 17 books of his, in addition there were at least 9 books published on Nietzsche last year, not to mention the hundreds of articles each year that come out which use and abuse Nietzsche. If being up to date on one Philosopher is so hard, how can one possibly study a "field" of research which includes many people?Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Ranked Continental Journals

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Getting a Job in Philosophy: Statistics

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Audio book on Nietzsche

First track/video HERE. There were some interesting biographical notes in this.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Medical School Admission Test: Now Includes Ethics

Association of American Medical Colleges to revise the medical school admissions test to incorporate a hefty dose of social science, and ethics. This seems to suggest that medical minded students should take a medical ethics course. Departments would be advised to offer a medical ethics course. Based on acceptances I have heard it argued that one has a better chance doing a philosophy pre-med than biology. 

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Philosophy: The Video Game

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Survey to Rank Philosophy Journals

Rank order the philosophy journals below in terms of the quality of work that typically appears in these journals. The survey is limited to "general" journals, that is, journals that publish in multiple sub-fields of philosophy. 
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Advice On Academic Talks

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Visiting Prospective PhD Programs

When you get that first letter of acceptance it is an overwhelming feeling of relaxation and a quelling of anxiety. Yet, you should start thinking about visiting the departments you were accepted to. Some departments can be quite different than they are presented on their website. Here are some non-philosopher observations

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Forgotten Student: Has Higher Education Stiffed Its Most Important Client?

An interesting perspective but I'm unsure it is correct:
" Universities should provide their most important clients, students, with a quality liberal arts or professional education at a reasonable cost for a finite period of time. Unfortunately, many universities do not prioritize their clients' educational needs. College professors are neither trained nor rewarded for excellence in the classroom. Incentive structures and university culture reinforce other activities, such as research, service on committees, and graduate education. "

More HERE

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New Heidegger Documentary

Films & Art by Tao Ruspoli  is where to get "Being in the World" the documentary with Hubert Dryfus and his band of philosophers Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Dawkins: Philosophy of Religion Podcast

Philosophy of Religion: podcast of Richard Dawkins, Archbishop of Canterbury & Anthony Kenny in Oxford debate. Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Resources for Publishing Philosophy

A nice list HERE


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Monday, April 2, 2012

In Arizona, Censoring Questions About Race

In recent weeks, the state of Arizona has intensified its attack in its schools on an entire branch of study — critical race theory. Books and literature that, in the state’s view, meet that definition have been said to violate a provision in the state’s law that prohibits lessons “promoting racial resentment.” Officials are currently bringing to bear all their influence in the public school curriculum, going so far as to enter classrooms to confiscate books and other materials and to oversee what can be taught.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

Graduate School Is a Means to a Job

One of the most common questions I hear from graduate students, whether they are in their first or their final year, is what they can donow to prepare for the academic job market.

Excellent question. As a graduate student, your fate is in your own hands, and every decision you make—including whether to go to graduate school at all, which program to go to, which adviser to choose, and how to conduct yourself while there—can and should be made with an eye to the job you wish to have at the end. 

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

ELIXR and "On Course"

The MERLOT ELIXR project is intended to develop and test new collaborations amongst faculty development centers and online resource repositories, and their website -- http://elixr.merlot.org/ -- has some very interesting materials on strategies for the first day of class.  There is also a free website called "On Course" that has a lot of student success strategies and inventory tests that students can take. Some of these will help students focus on their own attitudes, and strengths and weaknesses.
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Philosophy Bites - Links to the First 176 Episodes

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Please post talks/confrences on philevents.org

Myself and other students in California would love to join your conferences and talks, please post them on Phil Events.Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Passing as a Philosopher

" Professor Dotson's post touches on an underestimated problem in academic philosophy: the professional pressure to pass as mainstream philosophers " More HERE

I find this particularly interesting because as a Masters student looking to go onto a PhD, there is extreme pressure to conform ones work to what will look good as a PhD application. I have felt stifled at some point. Some of my research I feel would limit my chances of getting in if I were to try an publish it. At this point I'm just trying to get minor scholarly publications rather than things I feel very passionate about. Any thoughts? 

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Adrian Moore: difference between analytic and continental

"I think it's much more useful to focus on hiring and citation networks than on questions of style or of content or method. That's because I do not think we can produce a finite list of necessary and sufficient condition to create a clean distinction between the two groups. In other words, there's no essential definition that wouldn't produce easy counter-examples, so that figures usually associated with one side or the other would be mis-classified. "

More HERE

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David Chalmers gets Tenure Position at NYU

"David Chalmers (philosophy of mind and language, metaphysics), who in addition to his appointment at the Australian National University has been a regular Visiting Professor of Philosophy each fall at New York University, has accepted a tenured appointment at NYU as Professor of Philosophy."
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Grants and Scholarships Guide for 2011

Books


A great resource: 

Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2011

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Free Phil lectures (Religion)

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Philosophy Foundation Publication (Philosophy for children)

The Philosophy Foundation (formerly The Philosophy Shop - an educational charity that does philosophy in schools: www.philosophy-foundation.org ) have recently signed a contract with Crown House Publishing to produce a book called 'The Philosophy Shop'. A mix of ideas / stimuli / thought experiments / activities / (very) short stories / questions / pictures / music to get people thinking philosophically and about philosophy.

The proceeds of the book are going towards The Philosophy Foundation charity, to help realise the charity's aims which include being able to support disadvantaged children who want to study philosophy at University, supporting philosophy in schools in deprived areas, and bringing the benefits of learning good thinking to children that might not otherwise get such an opportunity.

More info HERE

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Philosophy in Grade-school Education - Radio Talk

Philosophy in Education

Philosophy Now Radio Show #30 | 

Philosophy in Education

Should schools teach philosophy? When literacy and numeracy levels have not improved in 55 years, shouldn’t teachers be concentrating on improving the three Rs rather than introducing a fourth? Peter Worley, co-founder and CEO of The Philosophy Foundation, talks with Michael Hand from the Institute of Education and Stephen Boulter from Oxford Brookes University about whether children can do philosophy, and if schools should teach it, how should it be done? First broadcast on 13 March 2012 on Resonance FM.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Faux Philosophy News

I found THIS blog quite entertaining!
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Free Philosophy audio books

A great source for free audio books lots of philosophy and great literature HERE Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Getting a Job in Philosophy Q&A

"A number of people have posted a question along these lines:

How do you improve your chances for next year on the job market if you're stuck at your PhD granting institution?

This year, I was lucky enough to land a few first-round interviews and a couple on campus ones as well. However, I'm nearly certain I won't get a job.

Since my publication and presentation records, I think, are not at issue (I have around 7 or 8 papers in good journals) and I also have a decent amount of teaching experience, I'm not sure the best way to improve my portfolio for next year. Another pub won't hurt, I imagine, but I'm not sure it will help either."
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

A View of Philosophical Research from Journal Editors

The Editor’s Cut – A view of philosophical research from journal editors

This international workshop brings together philosophers and publishers to survey and discuss recent trends and promising lines of philosophical research, aided by the crucial perspective of today’s editors. Interesting pod casts HERE

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Non-Tenure Track Working Conditions

This is a great article which complies a bunch of material. If this doesn't motivate you to get your ass in gear I'm not sure what will.
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Cash-Strapped Georgia College Students Turning To Food Stamps

So we increase tuition to offset the taxes so student turn to government aid... which comes from taxes. I guess part of your education can be paid for if your crafty. Yet somehow this seems silly.
Full article HERE
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

APA useless?

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Music Industry and Artists

This musician's conversation was quite nice to hear.... 

Philosorapters: 
As some one who greatly enjoys music and someone who downloads alot, I support the down loading of music. On the other hand I believe artists should be paid and have sent money(usualy more than they would get for a single record sale) to several artists (rather than their record label), in exchange for their music. As an artist how do you feel about that? 

Seth:
I gave this track away for free[...] I don't really mind if someone downloads my album that I do sell, I take it as a compliment, they like my music, but can't afford to buy it. 

I support this artist even if the musical style does not fall under my own musical proclivity. 
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Trends In Philosophy Enrollment (we may have a future)

Philosophy is actually in an upward trend with regard to the rest of academia. Thank you  Kathleen Wallace, Chair of the Department at Hofstra University, I now know there is the possibility of a job after PhD. The full story here

"Therefore, compared to 1985=86, philosophy and religious studies majors as a percentage of degrees conferred increased by 20%."

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Monday, January 30, 2012

The sad truth....

chances are if your not in the top 1% you have no chance.http://schwitzsplintersunderblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/applying-to-phd-programs-in-philosophy.html  Join me on Twitter or Facebook for updates. Please email suggestions, links and questions to PhilosoraptErs@gmail.com

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

state of nature (Humor)

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

philosophy for children

The central pedagogical tool and guiding ideal of Philosophy for Children is the community of inquiry. With this tool students work together to generate and then answer their own questions about the philosophical issues contained in purpose written materials or a wide range of other resources. Thinking in the community of inquiry is critical, creative, collaborative and caring.

In the community of inquiry students learn to respect, listen to and understand a diverse range of views. The process of philosophical exploration in this environment encourages students to take increased responsibility for their own learning processes and to develop as independent and self-correcting learners. Students develop the confidence and intellectual courage to put forward their own views in a group. Participation in the community of inquiry develops higher order thinking skills in the context of meaningful discussion.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Well Argued PIPA &SOPA

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SOPA & PIPA: Bye Bye Free Internet


In simplistic form, corporations are yet again trying to censored the internet under the guise of anti-piracy... any company site that links to pirated material could face criminal charges. Thus wikipedia, google, youtube, flickr, amazon and all those other useful sites that take you to other sites would be gone. I think that piracy is a problem but this is not how to solve it... 

I might be wrong about this last point but in connection with the Patriot Act, if you mention anything that may be a "national threat" such as talking about Marxism, or any critique of government, then your site could be shut down. That is not the free speech I want.

I encourage people to write their government officials through the link below and express how they feel about this. (I'm obviously biased so i encourage you to find your own information if you like)

SOPA (stop online piracy act)

PIPA (Protect intellectual property act)

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Friday, January 13, 2012

On the Absurdity of Academic Publishing: a Parable

A fun story about the absurdity of academic publishing HERE

"Jack is a sheep farmer. He gets some government subsidies, and also works long hours to keep his sheep happy and healthy. When his beasts are ready for slaughter, he offers them to an abattoir. The abattoir is very choosy and may reject Jack’s sheep, which is a disaster for him, as there is no other route to the market. If he is lucky the abattoir will accept the animals, slaughter them and sell them, at a large profit, to the supermarket. Jack does not see any of this money. The populace struggle to afford the price of meat, but the government has no control over this. When Jack feels like a nice piece of lamb, he buys it from the supermarket. Meanwhile, Jack provides his services for free as an inspector of other farmers’ animals....

Best Site EVER for Philosophy Students Interested in the Profession

Seriously everything you could ever want.....

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