The hidden cost of the credit crunch, By LAURIE ESSIG

Here's an interesting article that recently appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education that connects the dots re consumerism, body image, and gender stereotyping. . .

The hidden cost of the credit crunch, By LAURIE ESSIG

Glenn Greenwald, "George Washington's warnings and U.S. policy towards Israel"

An exerpt from Glenn Greenwald's blog: "George Washington's warnings and U.S. policy towards Israel"

"In a democracy, one could expect that politicians would be afraid to express a view that 70% of the citizens oppose. Yet here we have the exact opposite situation: no mainstream politician would dare express the view that 70% of Americans support; instead, the universal piety is the one that only a small minority accept. Isn't that fairly compelling evidence of the complete disconnect between our political elites and the people they purportedly represent?"

Salon Radio: Jay Rosen on the media's control of political debates

Salon Radio: Jay Rosen on the media's control of political debates

Welcome to Professor Mazoue's philosophy blog for spring 2009

As your 'tour guide', I'll try to make this an interesting journey. For your part, you will need to explore and investigate the conceptual landscape along the way. The journey will only be as interesting as you make it!

Our first issue is knowledge. Can we know anything? To what extent are our beliefs and opinions shaped by propaganda? We will first read Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" from Book VII of his Republic. This sets the tone for the course: Can we extricate ourselves from ignorance and the narrowness of our world views?