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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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

state of nature (Humor)

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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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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)

General News

Wikipedia Black out

SOPA (stop online piracy act)

PIPA (Protect intellectual property act)

Write Your Representative in Congress

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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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