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The Ethics of Political Advertising

One-Sheet for SOPHIA Conversations

Adobe logo, to serve as a link to the Adobe PDF version of the one-sheet.

Printable one-sheet (front & back) in Adobe PDF.

Students in the Communication Law and Ethics course at Fitchburg State University created this one-sheet for the Worcester County (MA) SOPHIA Chapter. Dr. J.J. Sylvia IV and Dr. Kyle Moody edited it. Its creation was supported by SOPHIA and the Douglas and Isabelle Crocker Center for Civic Engagement. Students included Lindsey Ogden, Kenneth Howell, Martin Heffler, Skyler Saddow, Edgar Mutebi, and Harrison Svihla.

While political advertising can be a useful tool to reach the public in order to inform them on political topics and candidates, these types of advertisements are often saturated in controversy.

Image of a woman at her laptop on which the screen reads: 'Fake News.'

Click here, on the image above, or on the Adobe PDF link on right to open a printable, Adobe PDF version of the one-sheet, which, if printed, is intended to be printed front and back.

SOPHIA is grateful to the students in the Communication Law and Ethics course at Fitchburg State University, as well as to Drs. Sylvia and Moody and to the Crocker Center for Civic Engagement.

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The Ethics of Fake News

One-Sheet for SOPHIA Conversations

Adobe logo, to serve as a link to the Adobe PDF version of the one-sheet.

Printable one-sheet (front & back) in Adobe PDF.

Students in the Communication Law and Ethics course at Fitchburg State University created this one-sheet for the Worcester County (MA) SOPHIA Chapter. Dr. J.J. Sylvia IV and Dr. Kyle Moody edited it. Its creation was supported by SOPHIA and the Douglas and Isabelle Crocker Center for Civic Engagement.

Over the course of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, then-candidate Donald J. Trump popularized the term “Fake News.” Although politicians and the media now frequently use the term, much confusion remains over the meaning of the term and what actually “counts” as fake news.

Image of a woman at her laptop on which the screen reads: 'Fake News.'

Click here, on the image above, or on the Adobe PDF link on right to open a printable, Adobe PDF version of the one-sheet, which, if printed, is intended to be printed front and back.

SOPHIA is grateful to the students in the Communication Law and Ethics course at Fitchburg State University, as well as to Drs. Sylvia and Moody and to the Crocker Center for Civic Engagement.

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092: Ep89 – BC17 – Education and Gender

Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show & podcast

Dr. Jane Roland Martin.After a long hiatus, we’re back to release this short, breadcrumb episode, number 89, with Dr. Jane Roland Martin on Education and Gender. Dr. Martin has been a prolific author on the philosophy of education, and in this short episode, explains some of her thinking about past figures in that area, who excluded some things that need to be taught to everyone, and considered their narrower visions the right approach to education for boys. Then, when education for girls caught on, they were thought to need the same education that boys received, excluding those things long considered feminine, which all people should learn.

Image of breadcrumbs.

Dr. Martin was our guest in episode 88 of the show, titled “School Was Our Life.” This short breadcrumb episode is a follow up to that longer conversation, addressing one of the themes of her work. Be sure to check out her most recent book, School Was our Life, as well as The Schoolhome, mentioned in this episode.

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(13 mins)

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Notes

  1. Episode 88 with Dr. Martin, “School Was Our Life,” and her book by that title.
  2. Jane Roland Martin, The Schoolhome: Rethinking Schools for Changing Families (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995).
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The Right to Life vs. the Right to Bodily Autonomy: Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion”

One-Sheet for SOPHIA Conversations

Dr. Bertha Manninen of Arizona State University.Dr. Bertha Alvarez Manninen drafted this great SOPHIA One-Sheet document to talk about some important questions about America’s hottest topic: abortion, some of which arose in Episode 4 of Philosophy Bakes Bread, on “Shared Values in the Abortion Debate,” the subtitle of her book on the subject, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice. The Lexington SOPHIA Chapter is getting together on May 10th of 2019 to talk about abortion, a topic of increasing importance given recent changes to the make up of the U.S. Supreme Court and the many state laws that are likely to be tested in court.

A cropped portion of the cover of Dr. Manninen's book, which features sperm swimming, below the subtitle of the book, which is the title of this episode, as well as Dr. Manninen's name.

Logo of the Kentucky Humanities Council.SOPHIA is grateful to the Kentucky Humanities Council for a grant that supported the creation of this one-sheet document.

 

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Happily Ever After? Existentialism and Romantic Love

One-Sheet for SOPHIA Conversations

Thumbnail photo of our one-sheet document on Existentialism and Romantic Love.For the February meeting of the Lexington SOPHIA Chapter, Lila Wakeman drafted this great SOPHIA One-Sheet document to talk about some important questions that Dr. Skye Cleary raised in Episode 60 of Philosophy Bakes Bread, on “Existentialism and Romantic Love,” the title of her book on the subject. The group is getting together on February 15th of 2019, the night after Valentine’s Day, to talk about love in real life, and the challenges that people face. Check out this one-sheet and consider using it for your next discussion.

Photo of a box figure holding a broken heart.

Logo of the Kentucky Humanities Council.SOPHIA is grateful to the Kentucky Humanities Council for a generous grant that supported the creation of this one-sheet document.