087: Ep83 – Philosophy and Environmental Policy

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In episode 83 of Philosophy Bakes Bread, Eric Thomas Weber and Anthony Cashio interview Dr. Andrew Light on “Philosophy and Environmental Policy.”

Dr. Andrew Light.

Dr. Light is University Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Atmospheric Sciences and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. He is also Distinguished Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. From 2013-2016 he served as Senior Adviser and India Counselor to the U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change, and as a Staff Climate Adviser in the Secretary of State’s Office of Policy Planning in the U.S. Department of State. In this capacity he was Co-Chair of the U.S.-India Joint Working Group on Combating Climate Change, Chair of the Interagency Climate Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals, and served on the senior strategy team for the UN climate negotiations.

Andrew works both as an academic, for the past 20 years concentrating on implications of environmental policy, and as a policy expert and advocate woking on international climate and science policy. In recognition of his work, Andrew was awarded the inaugural Public Philosophy Award from the International Society for Environmental Ethics — which henceforth will be designated the “Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy” in June 2017,  as well as he inaugural “Alain Locke Award” for Public Philosophy from the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy in 2016, and a Superior Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State in July 2016 for “contributions to the U.S. effort that made the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, where the landmark Paris Agreement was concluded, a historic success.”

Listen for our “You Tell Me!” questions and for some jokes in one of our concluding segments, called “Philosophunnies.” Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.


(1 hr, 16 mins)

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Notes

  1. Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac (New York: Ballantine Books, 1986).
  2. The Paris Agreement, The United Nations Climate Change.
  3. Center for American Progress.
  4. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
  5. SOPHIA Trustee Emeritus Dr. John J. McDermott.

 

 

You Tell Me!

For our future “You Tell Me!” segments, Andrew asked the following question in this episode:

“What do you think is needed to get Americans closer together on an issue like climate change, regardless of their political traditions or inclinations? [One rule: You can’t start by denying there’s climate change – assume there’s climate change, then go…]”

Let us know what you think! Via Twitter, Facebook, Email, or by commenting here below.

091: Ep87 – Going to College in the Sixties

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In this 87th episode of Philosophy Bakes Bread Eric Thomas Weber and Anthony Cashio interview Dr. John Thelin, University Research Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky and author of Going to College in the SixtiesNOTE: Dr. Thelin will be holding a book talk on Tuesday, March 5 @ 5pm at the Boone Center at the University of Kentucky – More info here.

Dr. John Thelin, present day and when he was in college in the Sixties.

Dr. John Thelin, today and in the sixties.

John is an historian and author of many books, including his widely read and studied A History of American Higher Education. He was honored in 2004 with a Great Teacher Award and in 2006, he received the University Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2007, the American Educational Research Association conferred on him the Exemplary Research Award on Post-secondary and Higher Education Research. John’s further books have included Games Colleges PlayEssential Documents in the History of American Higher Education, as well as a textbook on American Higher Education.

Listen for our “You Tell Me!” questions and for some jokes in one of our concluding segments, called “Philosophunnies.” Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.


(1 hr, 4 mins)

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Thelin YouTube interview.Notes

  1. Biography of Clark Kerr.
  2. John Thelin, Going to College in the Sixties.
  3. Colloquium series event featuring Dr. John Thelin on Tuesday, March 5 at 5pm at the Boone Center at the University of Kentucky.
  4. Interview on the book with InsideHigherEd.com.
  5. YouTube video interview of Dr. Thelin on the release of his new book (2mins).

 

 

You Tell Me!

For our future “You Tell Me!” segments, John asked the following question in this episode:

“What is the relationship between higher education and jobs?”

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Happily Ever After? Existentialism and Romantic Love

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Thumbnail photo of our one-sheet document on Existentialism and Romantic Love.For the February meeting of the Lexington SOPHIA Chapter, Lila Wakeman drafted this great SOPHIA One-Sheet document to talk about some important questions that Dr. Skye Cleary raised in Episode 60 of Philosophy Bakes Bread, on “Existentialism and Romantic Love,” the title of her book on the subject. The group is getting together on February 15th of 2019, the night after Valentine’s Day, to talk about love in real life, and the challenges that people face. Check out this one-sheet and consider using it for your next discussion.

Photo of a box figure holding a broken heart.

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086: Ep82 – BC16 – On Addams and Dewey

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Dr. Marilyn FischerIn this 82nd episode of Philosophy Bakes Bread and our 16th “breadcrumb” episode, Eric Thomas Weber and Anthony Cashio invite Dr. Marilyn Fischer back on the show to talk about the relationship between Jane Addams and John Dewey.

A collage of photos of John Dewey and Jane Addams.

As a reminder, Marilyn is a Professor Emerita at the University of Dayton where she specializes in political philosophy and American Pragmatism. She focuses especially on Jane Addams’s philosophy. She has a strong passion for interdisciplinary work. She is the author of several books, including Ethical Decision Making in Fundraising (2000), On Addams (2003), and in 2008, she released a co-edited volume titled Jane Addams and the Practice of Democracy.

Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBreadand on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

(17 mins)

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Notes

  1. Hull House Museum.
  2. Jane Addams and the Labor Museum.
  3. The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.

085: Ep81 – BC15 – Listener Vmail: Addams on Immigrants from Europe versus Africa

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In this 81st episode of Philosophy Bakes Bread and our 15th “breadcrumb” episode, Eric Thomas Weber and Anthony Cashio invite Dr. Marilyn Fischer back on the show to talk about a great voicemail message that we received from Dr. Vance Ricks of Guilford College, who had called in about Marilyn’s first chat with us, in episode 67.

An early photo of a group in the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.

As a reminder, Marilyn is a Professor Emerita at the University of Dayton where she specializes in political philosophy and American Pragmatism. She focuses especially on Jane Addams’s philosophy. She has a strong passion for interdisciplinary work. She is the author of several books, including Ethical Decision Making in Fundraising (2000), On Addams (2003), and in 2008, she released a co-edited volume titled Jane Addams and the Practice of Democracy.

Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBreadand on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.


(25 mins)

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Notes

  1. Alon Harish, “Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple,” ABCnews.go.com, July 28, 2012.
  2. Erik Hayden, “Poll: 46 Percent of Mississippi GOP Want to Ban Interracial Marriage,” The Atlantic, April 7, 2011.
  3. White Women’s Clubs in Chicago.
  4. National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs.
  5. Chinese Exclusion Act.
  6. The Immigration Act of 1924.