Thinking Together: Philosophical Inquiry for the Classroom

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 …
NEH Summer Seminar for Teachers on Existentialism
Fully Funded 3 Week Summer Training Opportunity in Philosophy for ALL K-12 Teachers Apply to the NEH Summer Seminar on …

Justice and Utopia
Materials needed Description of the story of the Ring of Gyges Handout on the characteristics of Rammeka (a fictional society) …
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 …
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 …
Fair or Equal?
Materials needed List of roles and responsibilities (see below) A bag of candy Description Begin the exercise by holding …
Snooping Around Snopes: Assessing Assessments of Fake News
Snopes.com has become an indispensable and entertaining site for assessing the status of the urban legends and fake news stories …

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