Jim Watkins - Philosopher
@jimwphilosopher.bsky.social
I teach philosophy in the California Community Colleges.
Substack: https://substack.com/@jimwatkinsphilosopher.
Academic papers: https://philpeople.org/profiles/james-watkins
Substack: https://substack.com/@jimwatkinsphilosopher.
Academic papers: https://philpeople.org/profiles/james-watkins
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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
The traditional meaning of 'lying' has evolved, leading to widespread confusion about what constitutes a lie. My academic article on the subject: philpapers.org/archive/WATL...
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The traditional meaning of 'lying' has evolved, leading to widespread confusion about what constitutes a lie. My academic article on the subject: philpapers.org/archive/WATL...
Is there an innate cognitive structure in normal human beings that causes us to embrace ideologies essentially spontaneously and uncritically? I explore this possibility here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTIR-2
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Is there an innate cognitive structure in normal human beings that causes us to embrace ideologies essentially spontaneously and uncritically? I explore this possibility here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTIR-2
My most widely read academic article concerns three new fallacies that people commit today. Read it here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTNF
James Watkins, Three New Fallacies: Appeals to Polite Conversation, Trivial Refutation, and Trivial Defense - PhilPapers
Fallacious reasoning can stem from interacting with purported advocates and/or critics who are not competent to fulfil their respective roles relative to the topic under discussion. The notions of the...
philpapers.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My most widely read academic article concerns three new fallacies that people commit today. Read it here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTNF