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(Photo: Laura Underwood) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1408234809903-A53ZORU39YL8WEWHG741/image-asset.jpeg Extracurricular Bagging Munros in Kintail, Scotland. (Photo: Lily Prudhomme) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1626620628229-0XHSHKJH62U4RWPQ3QJG/hamish-01.jpg Extracurricular Hamish the dog in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1408176016193-SXV5A11IM9S22O0DD9TJ/WestSands.jpg Extracurricular West Sands, St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo: Cory Maluski) http://www.mikioakagi.net/old-news daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/d3247ee0-949c-4d20-b4d4-fcf302a1cd78/H2.jpg Old News - Make it stand out Hamish resting. 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Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. 2005. http://www.mikioakagi.net/teaching-resources daily 0.75 2022-05-23 http://www.mikioakagi.net/home daily 1.0 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/aaad6ac7-fa47-425f-bf59-99306b7975c3/20200928_183230+edit.jpg Mikio Akagi Teaching online http://www.mikioakagi.net/teaching/ddd daily 0.75 2021-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1591628011720-9MIRIVF46U3AJ0ZL7Z08/GrahamsHierarchyofDisagreement-color.png Disease, Disorder, and Disability Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement (modified) objection to the main point: identifies a critical flaw in the argument. objection: identifies a flaw in the argument. mere counterargument: argues against conclusion but does not address reasons. contradiction: contradicts the conclusion but does not provide an argument. responding to tone: criticizes the way the author expresses herself but not her reasoning. ad hominem: criticizes the author without addressing her conclusion or her argument. name-calling: sounds something like “Socrates is a jerk and nobody likes his face.” http://www.mikioakagi.net/teaching/pssj daily 0.75 2022-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1484612988198-G99D3SUZIN3THFY4GYRN/PSSJs2017 Philosophy and Science of Social Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1591628415693-AMIJ1TP1UEPQ928AWPB3/GrahamsHierarchyofDisagreement-color.png Philosophy and Science of Social Justice Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement (modified) objection to the main point: identifies a critical flaw in the argument. objection: identifies a flaw in the argument. mere counterargument: argues against conclusion but does not address reasons. contradiction: contradicts the conclusion but does not provide an argument. responding to tone: criticizes the way the author expresses herself but not her reasoning. ad hominem: criticizes the author without addressing her conclusion or her argument. name-calling: sounds something like “Socrates is a jerk and nobody likes his face.” http://www.mikioakagi.net/teaching/current daily 0.75 2023-03-31 http://www.mikioakagi.net/teaching/reading daily 0.75 2022-08-19 http://www.mikioakagi.net/teaching/mm daily 0.75 2022-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1591628367323-B36LQJIGZ7T6I6HVLJ7R/GrahamsHierarchyofDisagreement-color.png Mind and Matter Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement (modified) objection to the main point: identifies a critical flaw in the argument. objection: identifies a flaw in the argument. mere counterargument: argues against conclusion but does not address reasons. contradiction: contradicts the conclusion but does not provide an argument. responding to tone: criticizes the way the author expresses herself but not her reasoning. ad hominem: criticizes the author without addressing her conclusion or her argument. name-calling: sounds something like “Socrates is a jerk and nobody likes his face.” http://www.mikioakagi.net/technical-advice daily 0.75 2021-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1592844573446-IRUFMJ15I15VOZK2QG9S/A+large+frame+on+the+right+displays+lecture+slides%3B+a+smaller+frame+on+the+left+displays+a+lecturer. 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Teaching from Home: Some Technical Advice Fig. 2: Captions in Panopto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1592845512272-2XLK131STWMASQXMDL7R/Example+sequence+presets+in+Adobe+Premiere+Pro.+Pictured+presets%3A+Editing+mode%3A+Custom+Timebase%3A+30.00+fps+Video+Settings+Frame+size%3A+1280h+720v+%283.0000%29+Frame+rate%3A+30.00+frames%2Fsecond+Pixel+Aspect+Ratio%3A+Square+Pixels+%281.0%29+Fields%3A+No+Fields+%28Progressive+Scan%29+Audio+Settings+Sample+rate%3A+48000+samples%2Fsecond+Default+Sequence+Total+video+tracks%3A+3+Master+track+type%3A+Stereo Teaching from Home: Some Technical Advice Fig. 3: Example sequence presets in Adobe Premiere Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1592846144547-JGA4O677ZZJABLJUBJZJ/Video+frame+with+a+lecture+slide%3B+the+upper-right+corner+of+the+slide+is+occluded+by+a+box+depicting+the+lecturer Teaching from Home: Some Technical Advice Fig. 4: Screenshot of a lecture video with slides and inset. http://www.mikioakagi.net/publications daily 0.75 2026-01-20 http://www.mikioakagi.net/teaching/science daily 0.75 2022-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/1591628011720-9MIRIVF46U3AJ0ZL7Z08/GrahamsHierarchyofDisagreement-color.png Understanding Science Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement (modified) objection to the main point: identifies a critical flaw in the argument. objection: identifies a flaw in the argument. mere counterargument: argues against conclusion but does not address reasons. contradiction: contradicts the conclusion but does not provide an argument. responding to tone: criticizes the way the author expresses herself but not her reasoning. ad hominem: criticizes the author without addressing her conclusion or her argument. name-calling: sounds something like “Socrates is a jerk and nobody likes his face.” http://www.mikioakagi.net/presentations daily 0.75 2024-11-20 http://www.mikioakagi.net/404 daily 0.75 2025-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53ee7bfae4b05292018c08ce/b9a20376-5048-4fc5-9771-84b458ff5fd8/hamish-sweater2022.jpg Page Not Found - Make it stand out Hamish is cozy and he wants to comfort you. 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