The Posthuman Child: Educational transformation through philosophy with picturebooks

Job Opening at PLATO: Executive Director
PLATO is Hiring! Interested candidates should send an email message describing their interest in the position, along with an attached …
PLATO Toolkit Competition
Share your philosophical expertise with the community! The PLATO Toolkit offers free lesson plans to K-12 teachers on our website …
Successful Philosophy in the Community Program in Montana
Merlin CCC offers philosophy experiences in Helena, Montana for community members of all ages. This organization believes that philosophy can …
Philosophy for Children Program at California State University Bakersfield
PLATO would like to thank Senem Saner, PhD from the Philosophy Department at California State University Bakersfield for taking the …
New Philosophy Summer Camp for Children Focusing on the Environment
The Environmental Explorers Philosophy Summer Camp will be held June 3-7 PLATO would like to thank Rika Tsuji for contributing …

Social Contract Theory: Creating a Cooperative Learning Environment
Materials needed John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government, chapters two and eight. An alternative is James Rachels’ The Elements of …
Ethical Relativism
Moral Relativism Many students come to the classroom assuming values are variant. Have you heard any of the following? After …
Can God be Happy or Sad?
One of the central questions in Theology involves the nature of God. While religious studies employs different standards of proof …
Can animals make music?
We all love music. Some of us sing daily, if just to ourselves. It could be our favorite tune from …
Beauty–thinking about
Beauty: In the eye of the beholder or is there something more to it? This unit invites high school students …