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The Philosophy Department at Davidson aims to provide you with a systematic approach to foundational questions, an approach that stresses clarity and attention to detail.
We equip students with the skills to reason carefully and critically, express themselves clearly in writing and speaking, think creatively and constructively about difficult, abstract problems, detect and debunk fallacious reasoning and superficial, facile solutions, and identify and evaluate their own beliefs.
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Betting on the Ballot: A Philosopher on Why Prediction Markets Aren’t Polls
As Nov. 3 nears, Davidson College philosopher Sean McKeever explains why prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are a poor substitute for polls and promote a spectator perspective on politics.