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Latest News

  • Call for Proposals – APA Eastern Division Meeting

    Call for Proposals – APA Eastern Division Meeting

    Call for Proposals Philosophy Across the Generations APA Eastern Division Meeting January 5—January 8, 2022 Montreal, Canada The Philosophy Teaching …
  • Virtual Event: Why Kids Are Good for Philosophy

    Virtual Event: Why Kids Are Good for Philosophy

    Join us on June 15, 2021 at 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST for a virtual event: Why Kids Are …
  • Meet the Authors of the Big Ideas for Young Thinkers Book Series

    Meet the Authors of the Big Ideas for Young Thinkers Book Series

    Join us on May 4th at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT to meet the authors of the Big Ideas for …
  • Little Voices, Big Ideas podcast

    Little Voices, Big Ideas podcast

    Little Voices, Big Ideas podcast, on New Orleans Public Radio, explores the rich and often surprising content of children’s books—and …
  • New Resources from the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children at Montclair State University

    New Resources from the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children at Montclair State University

    The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children at Montclair State University (IAPC) is proud to announce three new, …

The Philosopher’s Toolkit

  • Can God be Happy or Sad?

    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 …
  • “Hey Little Ant” Lesson Plan

    “Hey Little Ant” Lesson Plan

    In considering whether it is right or wrong to harm or kill a (non-human) animal or even a bug, people …
  • Convince your Teacher/Principal

    Convince your Teacher/Principal

    Introduction What is an argument?   An argument consists of a set of reasons that are given with the intention …
  • What is music? Silence and Sound

    What is music? Silence and Sound

    Organize a live performance of composer John Cage’s piece 4’33” in the school music room (or watch with your students …
  • Searle’s Chinese Room: Do computers think?

    Searle’s Chinese Room: Do computers think?

    Can a computer think? John Searle’s Chinese Room argument can be used to argue that computers do not “think,” that …

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  • A Modular Curriculum for Introducing Philosophy to Pre-college Students

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