follow up to semester questions *mandatory*

1.      What is the difference between opinion, belief, and knowledge?

2.      How do you know when someone is acting rationally?

*mandatory* Course reflections

  Please comment on these questions  

• What have you learned in this course that surprised you?
• Would you take another course in philosophy if money/time weren't major barriers?  
• Do you have an understanding of the philosophical dimensions of the study of biomedical ethics?
• Have you developed an appreciation for the relevance of metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical questions in our daily lives?
• Have you improved in your skills of analysis and critique, as well as in written and oral communication due to this course?

HC Elsewhere Observations

After you've posted your HC Elsewhere research, highlight unusual findings in the spreadsheet and then note them in this post.  After most of us have posted, comment on the highlighted findings.  I'm especially interested in what you think about Cincinnati's data.

Here's a recent article about U.S. mortality data: 

Life Expectancy for White Americans Drops Slightly; Analysts Cite Drug Overdoses - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/health/life-expectancy-decline-mortality.html?emc=edit_th_20160420&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

HC Reform *new*

Vaccines
Here's a video to explain how vaccinations work.  Caution: strong language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZTZQvuCo

*new* Debunking Republican Health Care Myths - NYTimes.com

An op-ed, but informative, I think.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/opinion/debunking-republican-health-care-myths.html?emc=edit_th_20160419&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

Here's a bunch of articles FYI.
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=youtube+pro+vaccination+arguments&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001