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Socratic Dialogues

As an alternative to standard philosophical essays, I have, over the years, composed a number of Socratic Dialogues. I hope you find these as useful to read as I found them useful to write.

- Brent Silby

  • Happiness - a short dialogue
  • The Cosmological Argument
  • The Problem of Evil
  • Trouble at Work
  • Why does my Life Matter?
  • What is Knowledge?
  • Punishment
  • Does Technology Make Us More Intelligent?
  • Road Rage
  • Pest Control
  • Is it Just to Kill Animals For Meat?
  • Philosophy in Schools
  • On Education
  • Gun Ownership
  • Technology: The Overstated Route to Happiness
  • Computers in the Classroom
  • Socialism vs Capitalism
  • The Atheist and the Agnostic
  • Opinion or Truth
  • Sugar and Hyperactivity
  • Moral Relativism

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