Ethics in the Field: Notes on Making Environmental Ethics More Inclusive

Students enrolled in my PHIL 322: Environmental Ethics should finish the semester with deep ethical reservations about the way of life they have taken for granted for most of their lives and with a measure of resolve to change some of their habits and life expectations. This essay first discusses how pursuit of these pedagogical goals already has resulted in curricular changes in the direction of greater inclusivity. I then review compelling reasons for further changes brought forcefully to my attention during my participation in the May 2016 Mellon Grant sponsored workshop on inclusive pedagogy, led by philosophy Prof. David Concepción. The curricular changes prompted by this workshop, I then show, brought about a transformation in the fundamental ethical issues examined in the class, which, in turn, led to the development of a field experience requirement. After a review of class members’ reflections on the effectiveness of their time in the field as a learning experience, I finish the essay with some reflections on how I might more effectively assess the learning fostered by this requirement

Review of Buddhism & Political Theory by Matthew J. Moore

Buddhism & Political Theory, by Matthew J. Moore, proposes to extract a political theory from the Pali language texts of the Buddhist religious tradition that is palatable to Western academic sensibilities so that it might be ushered into the company of contemporary political and ethical philosophy. Let me introduce you, the book in essence says to the world of Western philosophy, to a long overlooked, unusual, and interesting perspective on political and ethical theory that you really ought to include in your conversations

Preserving Moral Recognition in the Face of Aggression: Aikido as a Practice of Physical Intersubjectivity

Practitioners of Aikido advance the claim, peculiar to many, that martial training can support moral action. This essay examines the claim by exploring communicative structures implicit in the response to attack made possible by this art\u27s techniques. This exploration reveals three dimensions of intersubjectivity embedded in the practice of Aikido, dimensions that explicate the ethical imperative of the art

Charles W. Wright in a Faculty Recital

This is the program for the faculty recital featuring baritone Charles W. Wright. Pianist Virginia Queen and The Ouachita Singers assisted the performance. The Ouachita Singers included sopranos Amy Anderson, Sherri Benton, Rosalind McClanahan, Sheri McMullan, Susan Shambarger, Martha Jane Smith, and Teresa Trull; altos Angela Barfield, Barbara Bradford, Carolyn Hansen, Beverly Primm, Shawn Shannon, Angie Tipton, and Martha Vastine; tenors Marc Bremer, David Hays, George Mann, John Peebles, and Brad Rountree; and basses Doug Anderson, David DeArmond, George Mayo, Don Parks, Dickie Smith, Clay Vire, Craig Vire, David Williamson, and Scott Willis. Ron Davis accompanied the Ouachita Singers and David Williamson conducted the performance. This recital took place on May 9, 1977, in the Mabee Fine Arts Center Recital Hall

Probing the circulation of ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensates

This paper reports the results of a theoretical and experimental study of how the initial circulation of ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) can be probed by time-of-flight (TOF) images. We have studied theoretically the dynamics of a BEC after release from a toroidal trap potential by solving the 3D Gross-Pitaevskii (GP) equation. The trap and condensate characteristics matched those of a recent experiment. The circulation, experimentally imparted to the condensate by stirring, was simulated theoretically by imprinting a linear azimuthal phase on the initial condensate wave function. The theoretical TOF images were in good agreement with the experimental data. We find that upon release the dynamics of the ring--shaped condensate proceeds in two distinct phases. First, the condensate expands rapidly inward, filling in the initial hole until it reaches a minimum radius that depends on the initial circulation. In the second phase, the density at the inner radius increases to a maximum after which the hole radius begins slowly to expand. During this second phase a series of concentric rings appears due to the interference of ingoing and outgoing matter waves from the inner radius. The results of the GP equation predict that the hole area is a quadratic function of the initial circulation when the condensate is released directly from the trap in which it was stirred and is a linear function of the circulation if the trap is relaxed before release. These scalings matched the data. Thus, hole size after TOF can be used as a reliable probe of initial condensate circulation. This connection between circulation and hole size after TOF will facilitate future studies of atomtronic systems that are implemented in ultracold quantum gases.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figure

Requiem Mass

This is the program for the Concert Choir performing Mozart\u27s Requiem Mass concert, held on May 2, 1995, in Mabee Fine Arts Center\u27s Recital Hall

The Ouachita Singers Presents a Concert of Sacred Music

This is the concert program of the Ouachia Singers in a Concert of Sacred Music. Charles W. Wright directed the concert, held on May 28, 1967, in Mitchell Hall Auditorium