Psychedelics: A Transformative Frontier in Therapy
November 2, 2023
Introduction to psychedelics When you hear the word psychedelic you might think of hippie culture or spirituality, But recent research, like ones conducted by the UK Parliament, are challenging our preconceptions, suggesting that psychedelics might possibly cure or lessen the symptoms of conditions like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The University of Nottingham recently hosted a …
Could robots replace your lecturers? What it means to teach!
May 7, 2019
Thursday morning, coffee in hand, I attended a philosophy lecture given by Andrew Fisher, here at the Uni of Nottingham, on teaching and learning. Tired eyes and sore heads from the night before filled the room, also hoping their coffee would help spring them into life…ready to learn! But what is it, exactly, to learn? Carry on …
I’ve got the power. Why teaching is actually dependent on you.
May 2, 2019
So I have just sat in on a philosophy lecture that asked ‘what does it mean to teach?’. I know what you are thinking… duh, teaching is when learning occurs. Or, even, only when someone has the intention to bring about learning. However, Fisher and Tallant claim that neither learning nor intention are necessary conditions for …
The Machines Are Taking Over!
May 1, 2019
My dream after I graduate is to become a teacher. You can imagine how excited I was when I went to Andy Fisher’s lecture today and heard this lecture’s philosophy was all about teaching! However, according to Fisher and Tallants’ paper ‘What does it mean to teach?’ it may be that in the future teachers …
What Does Teaching Mean to You?
April 11, 2019
By Digital Communications team member, Immanuelle Kant. I’ve just attended an interesting lecture on Andy Fisher and Jonathan Tallant’s Philosophy of Teaching where we discussed the enduring question: ‘What Does It Mean to Teach?’. I am going to breakdown the main ideas from the lecture to give you a better insight into what a Philosophy lecture …
Teaching: It’s Not What You Think It Is! An insight to Philosophy Lectures at the University of Nottingham
Hey soon to be University of Nottingham philosophy students! Ever wondered what a philosophy lecture at the University of Nottingham might be like? Well we’ve got just the blog post for you! We sat in on a philosophy lecture discussing Fisher and Tallant’s paper ‘What does it mean to teach?’ and we’re here to tell …
What Does it REALLY Mean to Teach?
April 9, 2019
LISTEN UP! I want to teach you something… This morning I attended an interesting philosophy lecture all about teaching. Andy Fisher and Jonathan Tallant (lecturers at UoN!) have written a fascinating paper which argues that teaching is ‘judgement-dependent’. This means that it’s up to the student to decide if they’re being taught. They say that …
Teaching, you know what that is….right?
The Joys of Philosophy I made it to my 09:00 lecture yesterday! And that still wasn’t the biggest shock of the day. Once again, I learned that nothing is straightforward when it comes philosophy! The lecture topic appeared simple: ‘What is ‘Teaching’?‘. Oh, how naive. To give a taste of Notts philosophy, I thought I’d …
Do we need a new concept of teaching? (UoN Philosophy Taster Lecture)
April 5, 2019
After sitting in a philosophy lecture today, I realised that philosophy makes you question EVERYTHING. Including teaching. Image source We discussed Andy Fisher and Jonathan Tallant’s alternative view of teaching. It was so interesting I decided to write a blog about it! What is teaching? 1. Learning Teaching is when someone learns, right? Not necessarily! …
Do we always make the right decisions?
December 13, 2017
This morning I went to a lecture which explored a paper by Laurie Paul on transformative experiences. Her paper has widened my view towards how well humanity are able to make decisions. How do we make rational decisions? A rational decision is one that is straight forward for Paul. We weigh up the values …