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My Journey from Physics to the History and Philosophy of Science (a.k.a. HPS)
Recently, at a reception for the incoming grad students of IU Bloomington’s HPS Department, I was faced with a question, but it was a more specific question than had previously been posed to me....
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Equal Opportunity via Philosophy
There is much talk about bringing equality to females and minorities, that is, providing equal footing and a fair chance to all. I hear a number of claims about what the problems are, and some of...
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Review of American Public University
Since, naturally, my experiences at American Public University (APU)[1] were limited, this review will be limited. I do not claim it to be a sweeping, all-encompassing review of the institution. I’ll...
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(Humorous) Anecdote from within the Walls of a Department of History and...
One of the fascinating things about the discipline of history and philosophy of science is that, while it is, in some respects, truly an integrated discipline, there are other respects in which it is...
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A Philosophical Thought on the Oasis of Life on Mt. Pisgah
If I am not careful, I am going to begin sounding like my friend, Matt Segall —not a bad thing, just this blog post’s content is more his forte than it is my typical fare. I was recently hiking Mt....
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Moving into a Professorship in Philosophy and Some Thoughts on Class Structure
A little bit unusual for my blog, I am posting a personal update, which may interest various people for various reasons. This next year should be a rather interesting year in my intellectual...
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Reflection on a First-Year Professorship: An Experiment in Allowing Students...
This is the first of a number of reflections I hope to do on my first year as a professor of philosophy. As of right now, I am through the first semester. It’s been an interesting experience, to say...
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Road to the 2015 World Chess Open
I have not competed in a USCF chess tournament in over four years. In fact, I have not studied chess in over four years. Grad school has a way of stymying such pursuits. Nonetheless, despite not...
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A Reflection on the Introduction of Josh Waitzkin’s “The Art of Learning” and...
I was rereading Josh Waitzkin’s The Art of Learning[1] the other day, and it resonated with me much more so than when I read it in 2007. I suspect part of this has to do with the fact that I was...
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Seven Circles of Chess Hell
“My humanity is one of incessant self-overcoming.” –Friedrich Nietzsche The Seven Circles of Chess Hell is a chess training regimen developed by Michael de la Maza, an MIT alumnus, laid out in his...
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22nd Annual (2015) Kent State Philosophy Graduate Student Conference In...
Among all of the conferences that I have attended or presented at, Kent State’s Graduate Philosophy Conference was the most professionally done of the bunch. I think the reputation of this conference...
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Long is the Way, and Hard…
Despite not having a Beatrice to guide me on my way, I have made it through the seven circles of hell. Not Dante’s, de la Maza’s. (Click here for details.) On March 5th I completed my first run...
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Recently, at a reception for the incoming grad students of IU Bloomington’s HPS Department, I was faced with a question, but it was a more specific question than had previously been posed to me....
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There is much talk about bringing equality to females and minorities, that is, providing equal footing and a fair chance to all. I hear a number of claims about what the problems are, and some of...
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