Moral Issues and the Self
Philosopher Michael Sandel continues his discussion of morality and the self, exploring the ideas of both the encumbered and the unencumbered self. As an example of someone who acted with the sense of solidarity and mora..
Moral Pluralism
Philosopher Michael Sandel argues that the fact that we live in a morally pluralistic society shouldn't deter us from seeking to create a political system based on the common good--even if there is widespread disagreemen..
Moral dilemmas ... can ethics help?
This series offers learners an in-depth analysis of the wisdom of the Western world, The Examined Life studies the "Great Questions" that have intrigued philosophers from antiquity to the present. Using writings of past ..
More About Using Least Common Multiples
The least common multiple strategy reveals a system of equations that has not solution.
More Problems in Percent: Finding Percents of Unknown Numbers
This clip builds on the role of proportion in solving percent problems, but introduces complications that add steps and make it more difficult to set up the necessary proportions.
More Problems in Percent: Percent and Proportion
This clip reviews the role that proportion plays in solving problems involving percent. "Once we have the proportion," the clip notes, " solving (the problem) is easy."
More Problems in Percent: Percents in Steps
This clip uses a problem about a growing colony of foxes to demonstrates how an increase in the fox population over time affects the way the proportion must be set up.
More Problems in Percent: Problem Involving Interest, A
This clip explains how to figure out the monthly interest due on a loan.
More Problems in Percent: Summary: More Problems in Percent
This clip summarizes the "More Problems in Percent" lesson. It reviews the importance of setting up a proportion when starting any problem about percent. It also notes that, " as a rule, when we figure the percent of in..
More than One Base Inside Parentheses
Simplifying an expression with more than one base contained within parentheses.