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(82,333 posts) Fri Nov 2, 2012, 06:06 PM Nov 2012

Survey on the Good and Meaningful Life [View all]

Posted by Jean Kazez at 10:34 AM
Friday, November 2, 2012

In the class I'm teaching, we're doing a bit of "X-Phi" on issues having to do with the good life and the meaningful life. It would be wonderful if you would take our survey AND spread the word, wherever you hang out -- Facebook, Twitter, your own blog, whatever. Here's the link-- https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/moljk

http://kazez.blogspot.com/2012/11/survey-on-good-and-meaningful-life.html

21 questions. You won't get a score but you may pause to think.

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Survey on the Good and Meaningful Life [View all] rug Nov 2012 OP

Done. It was a little odd . . . fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #1

Oh it's not mine. A teacher is involving her class in experimental philosophy. rug Nov 2012 #2

Yes. fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #3

Same here. rug Nov 2012 #4

Interesting. Would love to see her results. cbayer Nov 2012 #5

why? xfundy Nov 2012 #6

Facebook? rug Nov 2012 #7

Who in the world are you talking to and what in the world does this have to do with Facebook? cbayer Nov 2012 #8

That survey leads to a dead-end page with no options MineralMan Nov 2012 #9

C. This is a survey on moral choices prepared for a class on experimental philosophy. rug Nov 2012 #10

Ah, but I did answer all 21 questions. And then, I was dumped to MineralMan Nov 2012 #11

You can contact the author from that blog entry. rug Nov 2012 #12

For those who took the survey, would you answer two questions for me? aikoaiko Nov 2012 #13

Neither. It's a survey, not a study, and no IRB review is necessary as no human cbayer Nov 2012 #14

Unless the survey is completed by non-human animals is most assuredly is using human participants. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #16

I'm familiar with IRBs and need for informed consent. cbayer Nov 2012 #18

I dont think you're reading the common rule correctly. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #19

There is no interaction at all. I have never seen an anonymous survey which cbayer Nov 2012 #20

Have you ever served on an IRB? aikoaiko Nov 2012 #21

Yes I have, in addition to providing oversight for one in a hospital setting. cbayer Nov 2012 #22

Ok, I'm beginning to understand where your comments are coming from. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #23

That makes sense. I think most investigators would err on the side of cbayer Nov 2012 #24

Thank you for hearing me out. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #25

No and no. rug Nov 2012 #15

Maybe, but more importantly I wouldn't administer one without one. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #17