Building Location on MCC SD Campus [I'm in the SC Building]
My first book: Plotinus the Platonist: A Comparative Account of Plato and Plotinus' Metaphysics (Amazon link)
My second book: Plato and Plotinus on Mysticism, Epistemology, and Ethics (Amazon link)
A free supplement to my first two books. It contains all the material, appendices, and so on, that the publisher said I couldn't include in them, due to space restrictions; it concludes my research on Plato and Plotinus.
A chapter from Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece that is a biography of Plotinus (Amazon link)
Synopses of my completed manuscripts and what's happening with them.
My Report for International Travel to the Pacific APA, April 17-20, 2019.
My Report for International Travel to the Pacific APA, April 9-11, 2009.
The Importance of Philosophy, or "Why Should I Take Philosophy?"
My essay on Harry Potter and Plato: "Boggarts, Dementors, and Plato, Oh My!"
Wal-Mart Debate: My brief summary that Wal-Mart is unethical
Wal-Mart Debate: My fuller argument that Wal-Mart is unethical
Wal-Mart Debate: Preston Cameron's (my debate opponent's) Powerpoint (used with permission)
The Truth and Uselessness of the phrase, "Everything Happens for a Reason"
Arguments Against Reproductive Cloning and Therapeutic Cloning (originally delivered 2/25/04 for a debate with the VP of Clonaid; please note that this writing does not necessarily represent my position on cloning - this piece was written for the sake of argument)
The Ethics of Terrorism: One Philosopher's Perspective (a talk originally delivered on 12/4/02)
Eight Arguments in Favor of Eating Meat and Objections Thereto
Three Arguments Against Eating Meat (compiled by Dr. Y from Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals and the movie, "Cowspiracy")
Philosopher Mylan Engel Jr.'s Argument in Favor of Vegetarianism (Dr. Y's notes on his article, with quotations)
Dr. Y's List of Fallacies - What they are and why you should not commit them
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (excellent source)
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (excellent source)
Philosophy: An Online Resource (excellent source for beginners, including a Western Philosophy timeline, glossary of terms, etc.)
Dr. Y's List of Book Recommendations for his Students (and other interested persons)
The American Philosophical Association's Brief Guide for Philosophy Undergraduates - Enjoy!
Raphael's famous portrait of Plato, Aristotle, and other ancient philosophers (called "The School of Athens")
A picture of the scene at Socrates' Death, as imagined by Jacques-Louis David in 1787
Philosophy Games! They're ever so fun - really!
Philosophical Humor ... and you didn't think it was possible?
A comic book series/graphic novels called Action Philosophers? You don't say!
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