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Michael A. Lewis
@michaelalewis10.bsky.social
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Sociologist/social worker also interested in stats, economics, and philosophy . Opinions mine, not my employer’s. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/prof-michael-a-lewis/

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Michael Steven Lewis-Beck is an American political scientist and the F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa. His research focuses on comparative politics, political forecasting, and political methodology. .. more

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 15d
Thanks from us social scientists who’re trying to be philosophically informed.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 15d
If I end up doing that, we’ll talk. Hope you’re as well as one can be these days.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 15d
Dreams is one of my favorite movies. My Japanese in-laws tell me it’s because I’m honorary Japanese. 😊

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 16d
Yeah, I’ve heard about that approach.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 16d
Very helpful!

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 16d
Yeah, I've thought about oral exams too, but they are tougher with larger classes.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 16d
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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 16d
response to an objection is, deductive vs. inductive arguments, etc. This would replace the required analytical essays. I'm wondering what you philosopher types think of this idea. @karlwiderquist.bsky.social @kevinzollman.com @etvpod.bsky.social

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 16d
idea. I'm not teaching this year, but when I return I'm considering giving students a multiple choice test that would require them to respond to written analytical essays. The questions would be designed to require them to apply concepts such as argument, premise, conclusion, objection, what a

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 16d
Question for you philosophers (or kindred spirits). When I teach I emphasize critical thinking and so have required students to write analytical essays of the kind that, as I understand it, are often required in philosophy courses. With ChatGpt and similar around, that may no longer be the best

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 20d
Good piece. Also, if AI becomes as disruptive to the labor market as some argue it will (or already is), I wonder if that will affect people’s commitment to the job ethic.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 25d
I looked around and found this from some time in the 1970s. Please excuse the shirt; it was the 1970s. 😀

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 25d
I had one of those in about 1979. 😊

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Oct 28
Wow, I had never heard of this game until now!

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Sep 25
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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Sep 25
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What I should've also mentioned in the piece is that some adults are exempt from the job ethic. Those who're "independently wealthy" or related to those who are:

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USBIG Blog: Basic Income and the Something for Nothing Objection – USBIG
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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Sep 21
Latest piece on UBI here:

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We Must Challenge the Job Ethic
I recently co-authored an essay arguing that a Universal Basic Income (UBI) might attain the goals of Guaranteed Income advocates better than a targeted Guaranteed Income would. I stand by the points ...
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Karl Widerquist @karlwiderquist.bsky.social · Sep 12
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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 11
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Unconditional Cash Assistance, Randomized Controlled Trials, and the Logic of Statistical Inference
On July 28 of this year a New York Times article by Jason DeParle called “Study May Undercut Idea That Cash Payments to Poor Families Help Child Development” came out (https://www.nytimes.
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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 11
@scottsantens.com too

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 11
Essay about the the recent study of unconditional cash and child development the NY Times covered:

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 3
Listened to the podcast episode. After hearing you there and reading your piece on your “conversion” to democratic socialism, I was impressed by your willingness to change your mind about things so fundamental. That’s pretty rare in my circles. 🙂

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 1
who has rights to what things, the main causes of social ills, etc., political polarization may be around for quite some time.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 1
I finally listened to the episode. Important point you raised (although you didn’t word it this way) about the ethics of “punching up”. Hopefully, my wording accurately captures what you were getting it. Also, I agree with your point that since there are real differences in beliefs about fairness,

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 1
Will check this one out too.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Aug 1
Didn’t know that. Will take a look.

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Jul 31
Meant "role" not "roll."

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Jul 31
And so markets under democratic socialism may need to be regulated in ways that go beyond redistribution and beyond how they're regulated now. Looking forward to listening to the episode!

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · Jul 31
should have no place within democratic socialism, since centralized or decentralized planning, with no roll for markets, could be worse than inefficient markets would be. But it would mean that by using markets we could be using a more flawed method of allocation than Church seems to be suggesting.