Philosophy and Education

Black lives always matter
Dear PLATO Community: Together we grieve the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Tony McDade, and …
2020 PLATO Conference in San Diego is Postponed
Dear PLATO members and Conference community, The past few weeks have been confusing and challenging for all of us. Everyday …
Introducing PLATO’s Executive Director, Debi Talukdar
Dear PLATO Community I am honored to serve as PLATO’s first Executive Director, and excited to introduce myself to …
PLATO Toolkit Competition Extended
We are also happy to announce that we are extending the PLATO Toolkit Competition. So, keep sending in your lesson …
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 …

What is art? An Art Activity
Have each student draw two pictures. One drawing must be a drawing they would call art, and the other one …
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 …
Activity: Keep the Question Going
This game involves students generating questions collaboratively. The exercise runs easily for about ten minutes and can go for a …
Protected: Demands for Argument and Civility in Douglass’ 1852 4th of July Speech (“What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”)
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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 …