Thomas Hobbes is often assigned responsibility (or blame) for importing geometry's methods into the study of politics. In this paper, I examine Hobbes's writings on geometry, in order to better understand what he meant by geometrical method. What I find is that geometrical demonstration is no...

A deep philosophical divide concerning the very foundations and purposes of civilization splits mainstream and radical environmentalists. This paper focuses on Paul Taylor's "Respect for Nature," arguing that his biocentrism is actually a disguised "civilization" or "civ-centrism." Taylor...

This presentation will discuss the role that popular music can play in teaching difficult subject matter, such as racism in U.S. politics and domestic violence in Women's and Gender Studies. Songs discussed will include Strange Fruit, Hound Dog, Black Eye Blues, and (He Hit Me)It Felt Like a Kiss