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

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 …
Logic Charades
Materials needed Props and costumes (not necessary but fun) for enacting any of the skits Construction paper and markers to …
The Ethics of the Creation of Dual-Species Chimeras
On November 6, 2015, NPR aired a story about the very controversial topic of stem cell research. This story can …
Scientific Realism and the Weird World
Overview One of the most fundamental questions involved in the Philosophy of Science involves the problem of Scientific Realism. It …
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, …