Lecture Notes – John Baldino, OFS, MALS

Film and Television as Course Material

In my courses, video content such as film and television are an integral part of the teaching and learning process. These in-class viewings in addition to provided articles and lecture notes supplement the traditional textbook. The paragraphs below explain the importance of video content in classes. In the years I have been teaching philosophy, religious…

The Contingency Arguments

Arguments for the existence of God including the cosmological argument, the argument from motion, and the argument of the unmoved mover.

Fake News, Satire, and User-Generated Content

Matters of concern for today’s news consumer.

The Ethical News Consumer

In today’s world tremendous responsibility falls upon the news consumer.

Political Ethics

Criticism of democracy dates back about 2500 years to two of the greatest thinkers in the history of philosophy.

The Mass Media

Individuals and organizations using electronic and print platforms to convey information and messages to mass numbers of people.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Entertainment Media

Do movie and TV creators inherit a higher obligation?

Free Speech and Censorship

Ratified in 1791, the first amendment of the Constitution of United States of America states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government…