Ethics 109: What is a child?

2019 PLATO Conference: Join us in Florida
The 2019 PLATO Conference is getting ready to blast off! Come for an amazing conference, and experience the …
Applying to the PLATO Philosophy Fund
Applications are now being accepted for the PLATO Philosophy Fund (PPF), supporting a wide range of innovative philosophy programs around …
Philosophy for Children Conference, hosted by NAACI, to be held June 2018 in Mexico
NAACI Conference on “Education in a world in crisis: How philosophy for/by children might respond” in collaboration with The Mexican …
Learn about the upcoming Southern California Philosophy Academy for High School Students!
The SoCal Philosophy Academy for high school students will be hosted at California Lutheran University and run by Dr. Brian …
Reflections on Philosophy Classes for School Teachers
An Interview with PLATO President, Thomas Wartenberg Since 2010, Thomas Wartenberg has led several Summer Seminars for School Teachers …

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 …
On the Beautiful and the Sublime
On the Beautiful and the Sublime…Aesthetics as Subjective Experience One of the longstanding questions that’s been debated in the field …
Justice and Utopia
Materials needed Description of the story of the Ring of Gyges Handout on the characteristics of Rammeka (a fictional society) …
Personal Identity in Memento
Personal Identity I ask students to bring their baby or early childhood pictures to class. After they try matching …
Should Driverless Cars Kill Their Passengers?
The new technology of driverless cards has opened up a real-world corollary to the 65 year old tradition of Trolley …