Philosophy Students Examine 9/11
September 11, 2016
MARK VOROBEJ, an associate professor at McMaster University in Canada, taught third- and fourth-year undergraduate philosophy students a course in argumentation theory, in which they evaluated arguments put forth by the author David Lee Griffin against the official account of 9/11. Most of the students were initially unaware of any controversy. Vorobej showed them the movie “9/11 Mysteries” first (if you haven’t seen this movie, I highly recommend it) and they then read Griffin’s book The New Pearl Harbor. The students, whom had all completed at least one course in logic, had many thoughtful responses. By the end, all rejected the official story. See Vorobej’s essay, “Obstacles to Persuasion: Lessons from the Classroom” here.
