Category: Philosophy »
Ethics |
Work: Other
Keywords: popular culture,
feminist,
ideas,
philosophy,
commentary,
opinion,
columns,
provocative,
challenging,
short essays,
oped,
inquiry,
challenging thoughts about everyday things
Philosophy with an attitude. Because the unexamined life is dangerous.
Should parents have to have licenses? Does it really make sense to fly a national flag? What does ‘Casual Day’ at the office imply? Drugs and sports, profit and loss, war, the weather report, women’s fiction, marriage…
For every belief, attitude, and behaviour Tittle investigates (in a way that only a trained philosopher can), she exposes the often unflattering implications of endorsing that belief, attitude, or behaviour (not the least of which is that there is no reasoned argument one can give in support of, no acceptable, sufficient, defensible rationale for, the belief, attitude, or behaviour in question) and, furthermore, presents a great many counterarguments to those who would nevertheless persist – leaving the reader with way more to think about than the word count would suggest.
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About the Author
I have an M.A. in Philosophy, a B.Ed. in English and Man-in-Society [sic], a B.A. in Literature and Philosophy (with a minor in Psychology), and diplomas in music (piano, composition) and dance. I’m the author of Critical Thinking: An Appeal to Reason (Routledge, 2011), What If…Collected Thought Experiments in Philosophy (Longman, 2005), Should Parents be Licensed? Debating the Issues (Prometheus, 2004), and Ethical Issues in Business: Inquiries, Cases, and Readings (Broadview, 2000), and I contributed the Ethics unit to the high school philosophy text, Philosophy: Questions and Theories (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2003). I was a columnist for The Philosopher Magazine’s online philosophy café for eight years and for Philosophy Now for two years; my columns have also been published on a regular basis in Humanist in Canada, Links, and Academic Exchange Quarterly and on an occasional basis in Inroads, The Nugget, Canadian HR Reporter, Elenchus, Teaching and Learning Literature, University Affairs, South Australian Humanist Post, Forum, and The Humanist. Lastly, I’ve served on the ethics committee of the North Bay General Hospital, I’ve had a number of positions in education, social services, and recreation, and I’ve worked in maintenance and as a disc jockey. My website address is www.pegtittle.com.
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