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The Philosopher’s Toolkit

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    Additional Resources

    Center for Talented Youth and Other Curricula of Note: http://squirefoundation.org/curricula/ Teaching and Learning Resources: http://squirefoundation.org/curricula/ High School Ethics Bowl Case Archives: http://nhseb.unc.edu/resources/case-archive/ 2016-17 …
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    What Do We Find Beautiful?

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    What is the world really made of?

    In Leibniz’s 1714 Monadology we have an example of the many different ways that philosophers have theorized about the constitution …
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    What is music? Silence and Sound

    Organize a live performance of composer John Cage’s piece 4’33” in the school music room (or watch with your students …

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  • A review of Experiments in Ethics by Princeton’s Kwame Appiah

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