T@W Podcast: Honors College dean John Corvino explains how to "build a better argument" without sacrificing civility

T@W Podcast: Honors College dean John Corvino explains how to "build a better argument" without sacrificing civility

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Episode Notes John Corvino, dean of Wayne State University’s Irvin D. Reid Honors College, talks with host Darrell Dawsey about the importance of crafting strong and effective ideological arguments that nevertheless encourage civility and humanity even in disagreement.

About John Corvino is dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College, having succeeded founding dean Jerry Herron in May 2018. He is also a professor in the Wayne State Philosophy Department, which he joined in 1998 and where he served as department chair from 2012 to 2017.

Corvino holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. from St. John’s University, New York, whose own honors program he credits for a strong educational foundation. Much of his scholarly research focuses on controversial “culture war” issues regarding ethics, sexuality and marriage. He is the author of numerous articles, as well as three books from Oxford University Press: Debating Same-Sex Marriage (with Maggie Gallagher, 2012), What’s Wrong with Homosexuality? (2013), and Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination (with Ryan T. Anderson and Sherif Girgis, 2017).

An active “public philosopher,” Corvino has also written for The New York Times, the Detroit Free Press, The New Republic, Slate, Salon, Commonweal and other popular venues, and he has appeared on CNN, ABC, FOX, MSNBC, CSPAN, and other TV and radio networks. His online videos have received over 2 million views.

Additional Resources Follow John Corvino on Twitter https://twitter.com/johncorvino

Check out John Corvino’s “Better Argument” series on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsolewfmUXE_AY3M9y-I-70kdFG0QqNmm

Follow the Irvin D. Reid Honors College on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/honorsatwayne

Follow the Irvin D. Reid Honors College on Twitter https://twitter.com/honorsatwayne

Follow the Irvin D. Reid Honors College on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/honorsatwayne/?hl=en


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