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Richard Cocks

Richard Cocks teaches philosophy at SUNY Oswego, and one other college in the area, with key interests in ethics, metaphysics, and consciousness from Platonic, Christian, and Buddhist perspectives, with an especial interest in canonical works of Western civilization. He loves Socrates’ notion that one should pore over the teachings of the sages and share what one finds with one’s friends (and students!).

Articles by Richard Cocks

Aug 12, 2016 · Richard Cocks

Students Are Moral Relativists: Problem and Solution

The Problem One thing I’ve learned in my years of teaching in the U.S. is that many young Americans are moral relativists. As students in elementary and secondary schools, they…

Sep 5, 2012 · Richard Cocks

Kiwis Do It Better?

A professor who grew up in New Zealand finds American universities to be more like finishing schools.