Nathan Nobis, Ph.D. - Philosophy Professor and More
Friday, July 29, 2022
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
What Should Philosophers Do in Response to Dobbs? A Conversation With Ethicists
I was part of this interview/discussion, posted yesterday, organized and written up by Rachel Robison-Greene, with Jill Delston, Amanda Roth, and Jennifer Scuro, at the APA Blog:
What Should Philosophers Do in Response to Dobbs? A Conversation With Ethicists
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Abortion & Ethics Quiz
Also available here.
A “Fair and Balanced” Guide to Productive Deliberation
A post on this on another blog.
A “Fair and Balanced” Guide to Productive Deliberation
Background: people often discuss ethical, social, and political issues with little awareness or understanding of what people who disagree with them think about the issues. This often results in misunderstanding and “straw-personing” other people’s views – seeing them as simplistic and obviously mistaken – when they really might not be. This prevents people from more productively engaging with different points of view. Since we often need to work together to find responses to problems that can work for more than just our own group, the process presented in this handout can help gain us all gain a better understanding of different views, so we might make progress in responding to controversial issues. Here’s the questions and process:
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Yes, all bioethicists should engage abortion ethics, but who would be interested in what they have to say?
Yes, all bioethicists should engage abortion ethics, but who would be interested in what they have to say?
Open peer commentary, now here: Nathan Nobis (2022) Yes, All Bioethicists Should Engage Abortion Ethics, but Who Would Be Interested in What They Have to Say?, The American Journal of Bioethics, 22:8, 33-36, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2089274 [some number of free eprints here]
1500 words.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Moral Experts’ Understanding and Skills
Moral Experts’ Understanding and Skills
Posted at Quillette, May 24, 2022.
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
John Corvino on building a better community of inquiry: how to seek understanding, how to better discuss polarizing issues.
Friday, April 29, 2022
Trent Horn on Abortion: Persuasive "Pro-Life"?
Responses to Trent Horn on abortion; videos and text below.
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Philosophy on TikTok
I was interviewed for an article on Slate on philosophy instructors and TikTok!
On TikTok, Philosophy Is Getting Edgy … or at Least Concise, BY STEPHEN HARRISON
And here is some commentary on the article from the Daily Nous:
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Formatting Assignments
Here are three assignments, formatted in different ways. Which is best? Why?
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