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books

Critical Thinking: An Appeal to Reason (Routledge,
forthcoming)

What If?... Collected Thought Experiments in Philosophy (Longman,
2005)
"You want a mental challenge? Put down your Soduku and pick up What
If?... [read more] " anonymous
"the most valuable instructional tool I have ever used in my
philosophy classes. [read more] Ron
Cooper, Ph.D., author of the satirical novel Hume's Fork
"...not only a good reference for finding famous thought
experiments... also a nice way to get a taste of a variety of periods
and ideas. [read more]"- J. Robbins www.amazon.com
It's terrific! - Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental
Studies and Philosophy, NYU
"... a really neat little book ... would probably work much better
than the standard anthology of readings...[read
more] - Nathan Nobis, Morehouse College
"...it makes an introduction to philosophy an invitation to thought
itself...[read more] - Daniel Fernandez, New
School for Social Research, APA Newsletter Teaching Philosophy

Should Parents Be Licensed? Debating the Issues (Prometheus,
2004)
"Reading about parents who entomb their babies in cement or who
abandon their children as a matter of course makes me think that Peg
Tittle is on to something. ... [read more]" - Denise-Marie Santiago, Rochester
Democrat & Chronicle
"...a lot of interesting essays you won't easily find elsewhere ... very
controversial and touchy subject ... offers interesting perspectives
that should be considered... [read more] - Austin Cline, atheism.about.com
"You need a license to drive a car, own a gun, or fish for trout.
You don't need a licence to raise a child. ... [read more] - Ian
Gillespie, The London Free Press

Ethical
Issues in Business: Inquiries, Cases, and Readings (Broadview,
2000)
"The core of this text comprises chapters on all the key issues of
business in Canada today. ... comprehensive and useable course text
particularly helpful for Canadian students. [read more]" - Society
for Business Ethics Newsletter
"...a comprehensive package
of articles, cases, and background discussion that provides an
outstanding introduction to the subject...[read more]" -
Paul Viminitz, University of Lethbridge
"...the issues raised apply universally... a superb introduction to
ethics in business. [read more]" - Steve Deery, The Philosophers'
Magazine
"...an extraordinarily useful book that teaches people to question and
analyze key concepts. ... Tittle challenges Canada's future business
leaders to justify profit on ethical grounds... This book should be
required reading... [read more]" - Ellen Roseman, The Toronto Star

Philosophy: Questions and Theories - contributing author (McGraw-Hill
Ryerson, 2003) |
screenplays
INTERESTED PARTIES, please
contact Peg
Tittle directly.
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Exile (full-length
drama) Finalist, Write Movies; Quarterfinalist, FadeIn LJ lives in a U . S.
of A., with a new Three Strikes Law: first crime, rehab;
second crime, prison; third crime, you're simply kicked out
- permanently exiled to a designated remote area, to fend
for yourself without the benefits of society. At least
he used to live in that new U. S. of A. He's just
committed his third crime.
- What Happened to Tom (full-length drama) Semifinalist, Moondance
This guy wakes up to
find his body's been hijacked and turned into a human kidney
dialysis machine - for nine months.
- Two
Women, Road Trip, Extraterrestrial (full-length
comedy)
When an independent
activist and her frustrated office temp buddy embark on a
quest for a chocolate bar, they pick up a hitchhiking
extraterrestrial who's stopped on Earth to ask for
directions. They help her get the information she
needs - and discover it's easier to get a gun in this
country than a little scientific knowledge - and decide to
go with her. To become chocolate bartenders.
- Boston
Legal: Bang Bang (spec
script) Semifinalist, Scriptapalooza
- Balls (short
mockumentary 10min)
A hilarious mockumentary about
men playing with balls
- Here Comes the Bride (short art film 5min)
You'll never get married again.
- The Missing Link (short comedy 3-5min)
Two women and an alien enter a
bar...
- Foreseeable (short drama 5-7min)
An awful choice in a time of
war. Who's really to blame?
- Take Care of Your Mom While I'm Gone (short art film
3-5min)
She's an adult. She needs a
ten-year-old to take care of her?
- Crime of Passion (short drama 3-5min)
The perfect solution to crimes
of "passion"
- My Life in Danger (short drama 3-5min)
When does attempted rape
warrant self-defence of deadly force?
- Size Matters (short art film 3-5min)
What if women were the taller
sex? Ask any short man.
- I am Eve
(10min)
An examination exposing the irrationality and injustice
of Eve’s role in Judaeo-Christianity.
- If Then
(5-10 min)
The end of our lives as we know them. Can’t say we didn't see it coming.
- Night Moves
(5 min)
A one-night stand turns into something much, much more.
- Are We Having Fun Yet? (30 sec)
Anti-violence-on-tv public television spot.
- Willy the Wasteland (60 sec)
Comment on dull youth via spoof of plea for aid
commercial.
- Home for the Holidays (5-10 min)
A Christmas reality show.
- What is Wrong with this Picture? (5-10 min)
Nothing. There’s no reason women can’t be the
superordinates and men the subordinates.
But life’s not like that (yet).
- The Mr. America Beauty Pageant (5-10 min)
A spoof of the Miss America Pageant.
- Minding Our Own Business (20 min)
A
collection of skits (including “The Price is Not Quite Right,” “Singin’ in the
(Acid) Rain,” “Adverse Reactions,” “The Band-Aid Solution,” and “See Jane. See
Dick.”) with a not-so-subtle environmental message.
- Rot in Hell (short drama 5-7min)
A soapbox zealot and an atheist
face off...
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articles
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book reviews
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Galactic Rapture, Tom Flynn
(review published in
Humanist in Canada
Summer 03)
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The Frailty Myth, Colette
Dowling (review published in
Herizons
Winter 02)
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Compulsory Pregnancy, John M. Swomley (review
published in
Humanist
in Canada
Winter 01)
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Is the Pope Catholic?,Joanna
Manning (review
published in
Humanist
in Canada
Winter 01)
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Small is Beautiful,
E.F.Schumacher (review published in
Humanist in Canada
Autumn
01)
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The Ethics of Genetic Control,
Joseph Fletcher (review published in
Humanist in Canada
Summer 00)
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Breaking the Abortion Deadlock,
Eileen L. McDonagh (review published in
Humanist in Canada
Winter 99)
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Cracking the Gender Code, Melanie Stewart Millar
(review published in
Herizons
Fall 99)
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Resources for Radicals,
Brian Burch (review published in
Humanist in Canada
Autumn 99)
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Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide, Dworkin, Frey, and
Bok (review
published in
The Philosophers' Magazine Autumn 99)
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Reincarnation, Paul Edwards
(review published in
Humanist in Canada
Summer 99)
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Democracy's Oxygen, James
Winter (review published in
Humanist in Canada
Spring 99)
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The Apartheid of Sex,
Martine Rothblatt (review published in
Canadian Woman Studies
Winter 98;
Herizons
Winter 97;
The Humanist
Nov/Dec 96)
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Profiles of Female Genius,
Gene N. Landrum (review published in
Canadian Woman Studies
Winter 97;
Humanist in Canada
Spring 96)
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Who Stole Feminism, Christina
Hoff Sommers (review published in
Herizons
Winter 96)
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Moral Panic, John Fekete
(review published in
Humanist in Canada
Summer 96)
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