Lamont RodgersDon’t Fear UniversalsI was watching a pretty cool video on category theory with my wife. You can see the video here. I’m not a mathematician. I am pretty decent…Jul 7Jul 7
Lamont RodgersPrice and ValueRich Beato runs a pretty cool YouTube channel. I want to point out a common error in one of his recent episodes though. Part of his…Jun 26Jun 26
Lamont RodgersGeneric PropositionsNothing makes students’ eyes glaze over like philosophy of language. I get it, but there are some important insights from the study of our…Jun 23Jun 23
Lamont RodgersBase Rate NeglectI find it really hard to teach base rate neglect. My classes are not math courses and my logic classes, which are the most natural place to…Jun 18Jun 18
Lamont RodgersActions and ConsequencesWhen we do things, other things happen. This is not shocking to humans over the age of, say, two. Suppose, though, that we wish to justify…Jun 12Jun 12
Lamont RodgersHow Not to Teach Critical ThinkingWhat I say here is, at least in the beginning, nearly identical to what Justin McBrayer says.Jun 9Jun 9
Lamont RodgersSnapshots and PortraitsThe distinction that I’m about to make is somewhat stolen from Robert Nozick. It is valuable for thinking about lots of problems or issues…Jun 6Jun 6
Lamont RodgersCommon Sense: a WarningIf there were one habit that I could get people to break, it would be the habit of making rather reasonable guesses without actually…May 29May 29
Lamont RodgersBeware the ArmchairAristotle warned against the expectation of, and desire for, perfect justice. His warning was linked to his discussion of human happiness…May 25May 25
Lamont RodgersIchabod Crane Was a Poor TeacherWe tend to remember many things about Ichabod Crane. He was in a great novel that has been remade into several films. He was killed by the…May 23May 23