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Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization

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Philosophy Now: A Magazine of Ideas

Philosophy Now: A Magazine of Ideas
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  • Proceedings of the Friesian School: Fourth Series →

Latest News

  • Job Opening at PLATO: Executive Director

    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 …
  • PLATO Toolkit Competition

    PLATO Toolkit Competition

    Share your philosophical expertise with the community! The PLATO Toolkit offers free lesson plans to K-12 teachers on our website …
  • Successful Philosophy in the Community Program in Montana

    Successful Philosophy in the Community Program in Montana

    Merlin CCC offers philosophy experiences in Helena, Montana for community members of all ages. This organization believes that philosophy can …
  • Philosophy for Children Program at California State University Bakersfield

    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

    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 …

The Philosopher’s Toolkit

  • Are we in control? Hegel’s Lordship & Bondage

    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, …
  • What Do We Find Beautiful?

    What Do We Find Beautiful?

    Introduction Students should be given a week to do the following assignment (though it can be revised as needed to …
  • Protected: P4C – Ethics – Kindness

    Protected: P4C – Ethics – Kindness

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  • Fair or Equal?

    Fair or Equal?

    Materials needed List of roles and responsibilities (see below) A bag of candy   Description Begin the exercise by holding …
  • Should Driverless Cars Kill Their Passengers?

    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 …

PLATO Resources

  • Philosophy for Children: Ethics and Values (Stony Brook)

  • The Philosophy of Childhood

  • Philosophy in the Round and the Ethics Bowl

  • Philosophy and the Young Child

  • The Philosophy Shop: Ideas, Activities and Questions to Get People, Young and Old, Thinking Philosophically

  • Something to Prove: philosophy, community of inquiry & creative thinking

  • Internet Sourcebook Project

  • Mind Makes Right: Brain Damage, Evolution, and the Future of Morality

  • University of Washington Center for Philosophy for Children

  • Touchstones Discussion Project

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