Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists

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 …

Are we in control? Hegel’s Lordship & Bondage
Quite often we find ourselves in situations where we know we are not in control, such as being a student, …
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 …
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 …
God: All-Good or All-Evil…is there any Difference?
A Topic Concerning the Question of Evil A long-simmering debate in theology involves the status of the classical definition of …
Big Questions and How We Answer Them
This activity begins by grouping students into groups of three or four. Each student is handed a blank index card …