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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 …
Longmont, Colorado Celebrates a Month of Philosophy
Grey Havens Philosophy ran the Longmont Thinks! Month was in April 2019 and will be followed by Summer of the …
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 …

Ethical Relativism
Moral Relativism Many students come to the classroom assuming values are variant. Have you heard any of the following? After …
Who Is Right?: Values, Norms, and Rules in Different Cultures
This is a discussion guide with optional readings and exercises, on the topic of Values, Norms, and Rules in Different …
The Ethics of the Creation of Dual-Species Chimeras
On November 6, 2015, NPR aired a story about the very controversial topic of stem cell research. This story can …
Personal Identity in Memento
Personal Identity I ask students to bring their baby or early childhood pictures to class. After they try matching …
Fair or Equal?
Materials needed List of roles and responsibilities (see below) A bag of candy Description Begin the exercise by holding …