Open Access

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Spring Course

Animals and Ethics Course

For the past few years, I have periodically taught an ethics and animals course, online. Here are some of the files: the "lectures" files (the most interesting and important file), the "readings" file and the "syllabus" files. I'd appreciate any reactions to the course organization and content. Thanks!

Experimental Bioethics?

The Ethics Of Animal Research Based On Human 'Kind' Arguments: A Survey Of The Public

Meredith Bara , BSc Candidate ¹ , Natalie Anton , MD ¹ , Nathan Nobis , PhD ² , Ari R. Joffe , MD ¹ , , ³ ,

Publication Date: 2014

Read More: http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2014.189.1_MeetingAbstracts.A1657

Writing an Effective Email Message

Looking for guidance on how to write better emails? There are many guides available online, including guides on how students should email a college professor. Here is a general guide that I found helpful:

Email Tips: Top 10 Strategies for Writing Effective Email

Jerz > Writing > E-text > Email Tips

Some professionals get scores of emails a day. Follow these email etiquette tips in order to give your recipients the information they need, so they can act on your message.

Jessica Bauer and Dennis G. Jerz

1. Write a meaningful subject line.
2. Keep the message focused.
3. Avoid attachments.
4. Identify yourself clearly.
5. Be kind — don’t flame.
6. Proofread.
7. Don’t assume privacy.
8. Distinguish between formal and informal situations.
9. Respond Promptly.
10. Show Respect and Restraint.

Georgia Campus Sustainability Network’s Annual Conference

Poster for

“Universities as Models of Sustainability” 

Georgia Campus Sustainability Network’s Annual Conference, 9/19/14

Just a few references on these issues:

• United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization: Livestock’s Long Shadow –Environmental Issues and Options
• Discussion and citations on Google Scholar. 
• "Diet, Energy and Global Warming"
• Discussion and citations on Google Scholar.
• Mark Bittman, NY Times: "Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler"
• Discussion and citations on Google Scholar. 

A Logic-Based Therapy Training Event

Any philosophers interested in psychotherapy and mental health issues, especially those near Chicago, should check out this upcoming event, which should be quite good: http://npcassoc.org/training/lbt-workshops/

Career Counseling Assignment

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.

Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman

A few years ago I developed an assignment called "Calling and Careers" that was intended to help students start to find their "calling." That assignment is posted here, although the formatting is a bit off. I'd be curious to learn of any other assignments like this that anyone else has incorporated into their courses.

Addendum to Tom Regan's "Ethical Perspectives on the Treatment and Status of Animals"

Nobis, Nathan. "I. Ethical Perspectives on the Treatment and Status of Animals [Addendum]." Bioethics. Ed. Bruce Jennings. 4th ed. Vol. 1. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2014. 252-254. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 June 2014.

This is an addendum to: Regan, Tom. "I. Ethical Perspectives on the Treatment and Status of Animals." Bioethics. Ed. Bruce Jennings. 4th ed. Vol. 1. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2014. 240-252. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 June 2014.

2nd Call for Abstracts: Philosophy of Race: Introductory Readings

2nd Call for Abstracts for Philosophy of Race: Introductory Readings

Due by July 15, 2014

A first call for abstracts yielded these abstract/outline submissions presented below in this draft table of contents. A second call for abstracts is now open, until July 15th, for contributors who would like to submit further abstracts & outlines for consideration. These submissions can be new issues and topics or augment, extend, contrast with or challenge or contrast with these submissions below. Abstract(s) should be sent tonathan.nobis@morehouse.edu and philosophyofracebook@gmail.com. Please see http://PHILOSOPHYofRACE.com for more information about the nature and plans for this collection of readings.