Philosophy
My oh my, I Googled "cheating on exams" hoping to discover some decent input, but what did I find...page after page "on how to cheat"--what an industry it has turned into. I remember recently discussing this with a university professor nearby and he offered the standard reply initially..."well, they are only cheating themselves." That's philosophically true and old. Not one much can do. Complete research papers are offered online for a price and for the professor there are services, for a fee, that will check papers for plagiarism. But my friend suggested that in time and over the course of the class a pattern develops and something totally different will emerge to the discerning eye. Overall, he wasn't that concerned.
- Is There Something Intrinsically Good About Fair Play?
I told the shorter of the short people yesterday that he should not cheat at solitaire. He responded, "Why not?" To which I said, "Ummmm..." Clearly, "cheating" in this case indicates breaking the rules and not swindling another player. By breaking the...
- Catcher's Ethics
The shorter of the short people has taken to playing catcher on his little league team. So, when we watch a ballgame, we often pay special attention to what the catcher does. In a game the night before last, the Orioles were playing the Mariners and with...
- Floyd Landis, Hypotheticals, And Cheating
In my class Wrong Science, Bad Science, and Pseudoscience, we've been looking at science in society and last week the question turned to sports-based applications and cheating. One can cheat with technology if one gains an unfair advantage. The question...
- The Growing Problem Of Academic Cheating
Many of us whose job it is to educate young minds do it because we think it's important and because we want to make a real difference in the world. In fact, in some cases we decide to teach even at the expense of personal well-being and practical...
- Cheating--who Suffers?
You have seen and probably used one of these...an unattended snack box where payment is on the honor system. Well, the same can be understood in the following story...sort of an invisible ethical administrator. "The Temptation to Cheat in Computer Science...
Philosophy
Assisted knowledge
My oh my, I Googled "cheating on exams" hoping to discover some decent input, but what did I find...page after page "on how to cheat"--what an industry it has turned into. I remember recently discussing this with a university professor nearby and he offered the standard reply initially..."well, they are only cheating themselves." That's philosophically true and old. Not one much can do. Complete research papers are offered online for a price and for the professor there are services, for a fee, that will check papers for plagiarism. But my friend suggested that in time and over the course of the class a pattern develops and something totally different will emerge to the discerning eye. Overall, he wasn't that concerned.
- Is There Something Intrinsically Good About Fair Play?
I told the shorter of the short people yesterday that he should not cheat at solitaire. He responded, "Why not?" To which I said, "Ummmm..." Clearly, "cheating" in this case indicates breaking the rules and not swindling another player. By breaking the...
- Catcher's Ethics
The shorter of the short people has taken to playing catcher on his little league team. So, when we watch a ballgame, we often pay special attention to what the catcher does. In a game the night before last, the Orioles were playing the Mariners and with...
- Floyd Landis, Hypotheticals, And Cheating
In my class Wrong Science, Bad Science, and Pseudoscience, we've been looking at science in society and last week the question turned to sports-based applications and cheating. One can cheat with technology if one gains an unfair advantage. The question...
- The Growing Problem Of Academic Cheating
Many of us whose job it is to educate young minds do it because we think it's important and because we want to make a real difference in the world. In fact, in some cases we decide to teach even at the expense of personal well-being and practical...
- Cheating--who Suffers?
You have seen and probably used one of these...an unattended snack box where payment is on the honor system. Well, the same can be understood in the following story...sort of an invisible ethical administrator. "The Temptation to Cheat in Computer Science...