Jennifer Lee Lawson

Via Brian Leiter, I read of a "Dear Colleague" letter about race in academia. It's troublesome in ways Leiter mentions. I developed my own teaching method that you may adapt and discuss that addresses these issues--while addressing these issues , if you get my drift. You can view a short write-up on my teaching method here . I never slid the scales on my Introductory classes. Frankly, I didn't need to. The majority of my students did very well--not just in grades, but in class discussion and attendance, where it's also demonstrable. It's true, I didn't befriend my students. But I gave them everything.  

 

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  For a letter from President Biden on Native American Policy, click here . 

Last week, I made short videos on, generally, Philosophy of War. Each one is around 1 minute long. These are my original ideas. I own them. You are free to cite me or acknowledge me on any idea you use from them, and any other original idea I've had, which are many. Today (Jan., 13, 2025), I went to a cancer center for upcoming appointments. Last week, when all but the final videos were made, I saw my oncologist. I am a breast cancer patient.  

  October 16, 2024   Dear Ms. Lawson, Thank you for writing to me about a top priority of my Administration—working with Tribal Nations to invest in the future of Native communities, empower Tribal self-determination, and support prosperity for Native people.   Together, we are providing historic and long-overdue resources to Indian Country.  Through the American Rescue Plan, my Administration has overseen the single largest funding measure ever granted to Native communities, designated to help Tribal governments combat the COVID-19 crisis and support Indigenous families, businesses, jobs, and education.  The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests directly in Tribal communities to improve access to broadband, clean drinking water, and good-paying jobs, and the Inflation Reduction Act will ensure these communities can confront and adapt to the climate crisis.   In addition, I was proud to sign the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women A...

  October 9, 2024 Dear Ms. Lawson, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on religion and faith.   Religious freedom was enshrined in our Constitution by the Founding Fathers, and over the centuries, America has been strengthened by our religious diversity.  I am dedicated to continuing our Nation’s commitment to ensuring that all people are treated equally, no matter how—or whether—they pray.   As a practicing Catholic, I understand intimately the important role that religion plays in the lives of so many.  Faith has tremendous power to move us together, which is why my White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships works with religious and secular organizations to serve people in need while respecting different beliefs and traditions. One of my prayers for this Nation is that we see each other as we should:  not as enemies but as neighbors—not as adversaries but as fellow Americans and fellow human beings who are created in th...

Today (01/06/25), I did an online Q & A with anyone and everyone on the internet who had a question about my published writings. These are 2 videos I made for them on the spot as I was getting ready to go to an oncologist appointment. Three weeks prior to this, I had breast cancer surgery. I had a lumpectomy. I made my first radiation appointment at the oncologists' office after these videos were made. I had a small dose of radiation before my lumpectomy.  I'm too sexy for this cancer. Say it with me. Every nerve in my entire body was painful for two weeks. Post Script: Later in the evening, before bed, I made this statement on AI.

My dad was in the the military during the Korean Conflict. Today, he would be known as a Green Beret . Below is a coffee cup I thought I had lost that he bought for me me when I was 8 years old. I infrequently get manic and give away stuff that I actually love. You can visit my dad's memorial online  here . Veteran's Affairs has thoughtfully put his grave online, which is nice because I don't have to go all the way to Texas to put a daisy wreath on his grave. I've put some weird stuff on it, but I've also put some really great stories on it.  Everyone who knew him has different stories to tell--some good, some bad. Above is a picture of my dad and my daughter on the day he cooked buffalo burgers and grilled corn on the cobb that he grew himself. When I was older, my dad had the bracelet below engraved for me. I thought I had lost that, too.  It says "Jennifer" on one side, and "Dad" on the other. My dad's song for me was "The Yellow Rose...

If you want to donate to a good cause this holiday season, I recommend donating to The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of North Florida, my graduate alma mater.  Click here .

Some philosophers, including me, think we should write better, and have more--and perhaps more descriptive--terms in philosophy, such as moral or character terms.  I took an admissions entrance exam for placement at then-DBCC. I scored gifted in English and remedial in Mathematics. I was a savant. A lot of gifted people are "lopsided." I took the remedial Math classes. I loved my Math professors.  At Stetson, I entered writing competitions. I won First Prize in Poetry and/or Poetry and Prose from the years 2002-2004. I wasn't even an English major, and the competition was related to Women and Gender Studies. In the Stetson Archives, I can only find 2 years of my awards, 2002 and 2004 . I graduated in 2004 , but didn't walk. I only walked at my high school graduation. Contrary to popular belief, I don't love the limelight, and don't like to brag. My tips for better writing? It's better than Stephen King's. He says in "On Writing" that he'...

To read my entire philosophy undergraduate thesis, go to the Stetson University Archives . Stetson University and I hold all copyrights, and it may not be reproduced without permission. I was probably wrong in my thesis. I don't know that much of what I argued follows. The photo below is a picture of me when I was doing my research. I did field work in addition to reading hundreds of books. I am wearing a shirt I purchased from a Native American business. Photo Credit: Jason Michael Frazier.

In Jonathan Lear’s book Radical Hope, he argues for flexibility in adapting to cultural breakdown. He makes a great case. But what does it require? In this short paper, I argue that it requires adaptable logics. There are several different logics to choose from. In philosophy, we typically try to find out which one secures truth the best, or which one is correct. But what if the application, in cases like cultural breakdown, require that we use almost all of them? This would have huge ramifications for philosophy, as we live in a time when breakdowns of many kinds are becoming more frequent. Philosophy education and familiarity with logics can provide us with the adaptability we need to survive. We tend to think of logics as theoretical. But what about their applications? Applied logic is typically only thought of with regards to informal logic. But what about other logics, like dialethism? The artist frequently uses different logics in their art. Poetry, music, photography. Th...

This is my profile on academia.edu. A lot of scholars and academics write theirs very differently. I wrote mine like this so upcoming students would know they are not alone. -Jennifer My name is Jennifer Lee Lawson. I was a teen mom. I began my academic career at a community college, Daytona Beach Community College, then transferred to Stetson University (04). I went there because it was the highest ranking school I could commute to. I studied philosophy and psychology.  I tried my best and began carrying a philosophy encyclopedia with me so I could look up terms to this new language. I also studied psychology there. For some reason I had a dream of going to grad school. I took a year off after undergrad and thought, read books and got ready. I attended UNF for grad school. I'm glad they gave me a chance. I decided I'd try to make A's. I did make A's. I didn’t care about grades as an undergraduate. I only cared about learning course content. I still cared about course c...

Jennifer Lee Lawson Infinity. Try for a moment to grasp it. Numbers with no end. Is it that it exists and we cannot grasp it, or is it that it simply does not exist? In this paper, I will argue that infinite cardinal numbers may not exist. I will analyze Cantor’s Theorem to show this. First, I will explain Cantor’s Theorem. Then, I will argue why I believe, when tried for infinite Sets, it is truly possible that he is incorrect. I will argue without using many mathematical or logical symbols, for ease of reading. Cantor’s Theorem is well known in mathematics, logic and philosophy of mathematics. It is a theorem in Set Theory. In the end, Cantor’s Theorem aims to show there is no largest cardinal number. In other words, there is no largest infinity. The concept of infinity is taught, in the United States, in public schools in our Math classes. On our finite chalkboards, we use < — > to symbolize numbers that go on forever in both directions. Infinity, the concept, how...

By Jennifer Lawson  As a graduate student, I was interested in many things. I had become somewhat of an expert on Native Studies, but my interests were extremely broad and I was moving away from that. I knew Steve Russell from my undergraduate years. I corresponded with him about U.S./Native American issues. He gave me reading recommendations for my undergraduate thesis.  I heard from Steve Russell as a graduate student when he emailed me saying he was working on a book and wanted me to look it over. That’s what we do. We do that kind of thing. It seemed normal, so I did. There wasn’t much to what he wrote, but I did recommend that he read Jeremy Waldron’s “Supersceding Historic Injustice.” That’s basically all I did. I forgot about it and did my other work.  Later, Russell emailed me saying the book was published and that I was mentioned in it. One always wants to see how one’s intellectual help made a difference, so I bought the book and read it. I was horrified. In tha...

I invite you to think for a moment about artists and their art. I'm vulnerable doing this because I am an artist. However, I am also primarily a philosopher. This talk by Dr. Daniel Callcut ends on a pertinent note: We don't want our artistic heroes to be evil. Adolf Hitler was evil. He was also a painter. What I want to point out is that, contained in his artwork, are the ideas he implemented as the epitome of evil: The originator and, ultimately, commander of The Holocaust. Take a look at this painting by Adolf Hitler:   Now, look at what I consider one of my best, recent photographs, "Lady in Waiting": Adolf Hitler and I use a similar color scheme. We both use plant life as beautiful ideals. We both use alabaster--on the Lady's legs (which is me), and on Hitler's pathways and architecture.  In art, one ideal of beauty is placing interest is in the upper, righthand side of the piece of art. Hitler uses this. Note the two spires on the right of his painting w...

According to Frege's " Sense and Reference ," reference is the proper name of an object. Sense is what the name expresses. An object's proper name--it's reference--is it's truth value. That is, in one way of understanding, the fact that it exists; it is true. A proper name refers to an object in reality.  Over decades now, we have come to an actual dictionary definition of "trans woman." This definition, on Frege's terms, is its sense. What, then, is this definition people keep debating? It is this: trans woman noun plural trans women :  a transgender woman  :  a woman who was identified as male at birth What, then, shall we make of all of this? Trans women, obviously, exist in reality. Moreover, they are women who are identified as male at birth. This is the sense and reference of "trans woman" in English, possibly the most flexible, moving, and growing language in the year 2024.

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