Epistemology – Cartesian Scepticism – can we be certain of anything?
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Topic: Skepticism
Snooping Around Snopes: Assessing Fake News
This lesson revolves around reading and discussing Carl Sagan’s “The Fine Art of Baloney Detection” and then sending students to Snopes.com to explore the large archive of hoaxes, crazes and fake news stories. Website Resource for Fact-Checking Snopes.com has become an indispensable and entertaining site for assessing the status of the urban legends and fake … Snooping Around Snopes: Assessing Fake News
The Trial of Socrates
Introduction In 399 BCE Socrates was tried by an Athenian jury on charges of (a) denying the existence of deities, (b) introducing new deities, and (c) corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates was found guilty and ultimately executed. His trial and death have remained controversial until today. This activity involves retrying Socrates, using as the … The Trial of Socrates
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