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    Call for Abstracts: Philosophy for Children Forebears

    Call for abstracts for: Philosophy for Children Forebears edited by Maughn Rollins Gregory and Megan Jane Laverty From the editors …
  • The Teaching Hub at the Eastern APA Division Meeting

    The Teaching Hub at the Eastern APA Division Meeting

    Please join us at the Teaching Hub, which will run from Thursday, January 7, through Saturday, January 9, at the …
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    Black lives always matter

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    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

    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 …

The Philosopher’s Toolkit

  • What is the world really made of?

    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 …
  • Who Is Right?: Values, Norms, and Rules in Different Cultures

    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 …
  • 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 …
  • Exploring Gender

    Exploring Gender

    While gender is discussed in the media often in relation to sexism, restroom accessibility, workplace rights, and the like, it …
  • Crash: An Ethical Obstacle Course

    Crash: An Ethical Obstacle Course

    Crash, directed by Paul Haggis, weaves together the lives of several characters from multiple backgrounds who collide in the  busy, …

PLATO Resources

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  • TPM Online: The Philosopher’s Magazine

  • Philosophy and Education

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  • International K-12 Courses (PDF)

  • The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life

  • Dualist: Stanford’s Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy

  • Philosophy in the Round and the Ethics Bowl

  • Philosophy, University of Texas A&M

  • A Matter of Life and Debt

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