Writing about the Inconceivable

Why Zombies Are Inconceivable

I argue that zombies are inconceivable. More precisely, I argue that the conceivability-intuition that is used to demonstrate their possibility has been misconstrued. Thought experiments alleged to feature zombies founder on the fact that, on the one hand, they must involve ®rst-person imagining, and yet, on the other hand, cannot. Philosophers who take themselves to have imagined zombies have ...

It’s About the Science: Students Writing and Thinking About Data In a Scientific Writing Course

Inconceivable? Deducting the costs of fertility treatment.

This Article considers whether infertile taxpayers can deduct their fertility treatment costs as medical expenses under Internal Revenue Code section 213 and whether they should be able to deduct them. Internal Revenue Code section 213 defines medical expenses as "amounts paid-for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure...

Is bioethics in pharmacy inconceivable?

Madam, we read with great interest the Editorial "Medical Ethics: A slow but sustained revolution in Pakistan's healthcare" by Shamim and Shamim.1 In this timely and well-crafted editorial the authors pertinently highlighted the dissemination of bioethics concept not only in medical doctors but also in other health care professionals such as physiotherapists, nurses, technologists and even in s...

Writing Web Documents about Films

This paper describes our experiences our experience in building and using a Web-based video library designed for educational use. The CAETI Internet Multimedia Library’s initial audience is K-12 schools; most of the content of our library comes from news and politics-related historical footage. The video library is a good tool not just for content but also for acquiring visual literacy. Politic...