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Posted by HomelyCygnet on January 14, 2014, at 14:00:57
https://www.coursera.org/course/moralities
Weren't we having a delightful convo about good and evil just before I was dismissed for admitting that the willingness of the deputies to carry out Bob's nastiness was despicable? I started reading this long haired guys book while I was free from Babble. It's interesting. I watched the introductory lecture on youtube and found the captions quite amusing. Babblers would probably find the Coursera boards quite dull though, not much exclamatory action.
Posted by HomelyCygnet on January 14, 2014, at 16:07:56
In reply to Chill *ss Questions about Good and Evil, posted by HomelyCygnet on January 14, 2014, at 14:00:57
Posted by Phillipa on January 14, 2014, at 22:31:24
In reply to I take no responsibility for this post (nm), posted by HomelyCygnet on January 14, 2014, at 16:07:56
You posted it so in my opinion only you are responsible. Who else would be? Phillipa
Posted by HomelyCygnet on January 15, 2014, at 8:07:16
In reply to Chill *ss Questions about Good and Evil, posted by HomelyCygnet on January 14, 2014, at 14:00:57
I read that book but it wasn't really my cup of tea. I guess I prefer them trailing clouds of glory:) I kept thinking of Hans the Horse frankly.
Bye> https://www.coursera.org/course/moralities
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> Weren't we having a delightful convo about good and evil just before I was dismissed for admitting that the willingness of the deputies to carry out Bob's nastiness was despicable? I started reading this long haired guys book while I was free from Babble. It's interesting. I watched the introductory lecture on youtube and found the captions quite amusing. Babblers would probably find the Coursera boards quite dull though, not much exclamatory action.
Posted by HomelyCygnet on January 15, 2014, at 8:08:30
In reply to Re: I take no responsibility for this post » HomelyCygnet, posted by Phillipa on January 14, 2014, at 22:31:24
Posted by Phillipa on January 15, 2014, at 20:32:21
In reply to Re: I take no responsibility for this post (nm) » Phillipa, posted by HomelyCygnet on January 15, 2014, at 8:08:30
I would like the course "How To Change The World". Did you take it? Phillipa
Posted by HomelyCygnet on January 16, 2014, at 5:57:19
In reply to Re: I take no responsibility for this post » HomelyCygnet, posted by Phillipa on January 15, 2014, at 20:32:21
No I haven't taken it. But it does look interesting. Good Luck.
Posted by Willful on January 16, 2014, at 9:44:32
In reply to Chill *ss Questions about Good and Evil, posted by HomelyCygnet on January 14, 2014, at 14:00:57
why is it these people so often assign their own publications as primary reading? is it possible they're using coursera to beef up sales of otherwise unprofitable academic books? Some of these courses are quite large-- I hear--
It;s one thing if the prof is a noble-prize-winning economist-- but is Bloom saying that there are not better books in the field than his own? Is this legit? or does it somehow smack of a conflict of interest?
Posted by HomelyCygnet on January 17, 2014, at 8:06:42
In reply to Re: Chill *ss Questions about Good and Evil, posted by Willful on January 16, 2014, at 9:44:32
I agree. Some of the classes have 20 or 30 thousand students. Of course the book isn't mandatory but that is a lot of publicity. And this course seems built around the book which was released a few months ago. And it's not a very good book.
> why is it these people so often assign their own publications as primary reading? is it possible they're using coursera to beef up sales of otherwise unprofitable academic books? Some of these courses are quite large-- I hear--
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> It;s one thing if the prof is a noble-prize-winning economist-- but is Bloom saying that there are not better books in the field than his own? Is this legit? or does it somehow smack of a conflict of interest?
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Posted by HomelyCygnet on January 19, 2014, at 11:57:20
In reply to Re: Chill *ss Questions about Good and Evil, posted by HomelyCygnet on January 17, 2014, at 8:06:42
This is the end of the thread.
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