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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Questions NOV 5

 WGU -192

Presentations: #2 Violet; Keziah ( Does Traveling Make Us More Open-Minded), #3 Qiuyang (Young) Zhang (WJ, WtB)

1. What hallmark of modernity reversed Plato's and Aristotle's judgment?

2. What gives life meaning, for Kant?

3. In a truly human society, according to Marx, how would our capacities to work develop?

4.  Most jobs involve what, according to Paul Goodman? 

5. People were certain, as late as 2008, that what?

6. What alternatives to consumerism have small groups begun to develop?

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Setiya Intro, ch1

1. What reminder does Kieran Setiya say he needed when he was younger? What kind of philosophy did his teachers say he needed? (pref) What has he experienced since age 27?

2. What is moral philosophy about?

3. Does Setiya think "everything happens for a reason"? What were Job's friends wrong about?

4. What did Nietzsche say about happiness and the English?

5. Who is Susan Gubar?

6. To whom should disability matter?

7. What's the difference between disease and illness?

8. What does Setiya think Aristotle gets wrong?

9. Who are Setiya's heroes? 

10. What does Setiya say about Marx's vision of communist society?

11. What was Harriet Johnson's reply to Peter Singer?

12. What did Setiya appreciate about his fifth urologist?

13. What, contrary to Descartes, does pain teach us about our bodies?


FL 41-42
1. What became of the 1998 study that promoted the false belief that vaccines cause autism?


2. How many people refusing vaccines can lead to the collapse of herd immunity?

3. What do experts say about most mass killers?

4. Who wrote a "demented" letter on behalf of gun rights in 1995?

Fwd: CLASS PRESENTATION



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From: Adedoyin Adeyeni <apa3h@mtmail.mtsu.edu>
Date: Tue, Nov 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Subject: CLASS PRESENTATION
To: Phil Oliver <Phil.Oliver@mtsu.edu>


Good morning,
Attached above is a copy of my powerpoint slide for my presentation today.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox?projector=1



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Monday, November 2, 2026

Fwd: Institute of Leadership Excellence Class of 2027

Let me know if you are interested in being nominated forthis program. jpo

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From: University Honors College <uhc@mtsu.edu>

ILE provides an intensive, unique, and interdisciplinary total-immersion experience in leadership development for promising students from across the university.  Accepted students who enroll in ILE study leadership theory and practice through a combination of lecture, discussion, activities, speakers, and interaction with their classmates, all with a clear focus on application and experiential learning. 

 

ILE 2027 is scheduled for May 17-21 and will meet from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm each day that week as a three-credit-hour course.  Last year’s class was a successful online learning experience.  We hope to have the class in-person (with appropriate distancing) and will adjust to online again if necessary.  As is typical of the ILE experience, we will present a series of outstanding external speakers throughout the week at lunchtime (lunch is provided on site at no cost to students) to share their thoughts on leadership and provide practical insights from their own experiences.