Short Bio: Curtis Peldo

Curtis Peldo was born in Bellflower, California in 1968.  He received his B.A. in Philosophy in 1999, and his M.A. in Social Ethics from California State University, Chico in 2003, where he graduated Phi Kappa Phi.  His thesis is titled “Works in Progress: The Pragmatic Pacifism of John Dewey and Jane Addams”. 

Peldo is currently a lecturer in philosophy at California State University, Chico and Butte Community College, and is serving as Secretary on the board of directors of The Peace Institute at CSU, Chico.  Peldo previously served as president on the board of directors of Chico Natural Foods, a cooperative retail natural foods store in Chico, CA. 

Recent Projects:

Educational Video: "The Case of the Two Gold Miners" January 2008

The Case of the Two Gold Miners is a video that depicts an age old problem--how to split three gold nuggets fairly between two people. Can Melvin defend himself against Marvin's reasoning?

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Ray McGovern Video October 23, 2007

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Book In Common Video 2007-2008 • "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder

Watch Streaming Video (Running Time 5:50) • MPEG (.mp4)

Download and Watch on your iPod! • Download Video Podcast: (.m4v)

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Educational Podcast: 2006

Click to download "Vagueness and Ambiguity" (.m4a)

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The Case of Albert B. Lever is a mock-umentary video about a true UFO believer's struggle to prepare the planet earth for alien visitors. How many fallacies and/or forms of rhetoric can you find? Made for use in Logic and Critical Thinking courses.

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Thinking Critically About War is a documentary video based upon the book concept. Currently a work in progress, the video contains interviews with professors Ron Hirschbein and Greg Tropea from California State University, Chico with more to be added soon!

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Just for fun! Music Videos and More...

Sayulita is an original musical composition and Quicktime music video comprised of photos taken during my visits to Sayulita, Mexico.

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The Journey is a Quicktime music video inspired by the people of Tibet. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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Run For Food • November 22nd, 2007 (Thanksgiving Day)