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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 Existentialism which will be held at Mount Holyoke College in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. NEH Summer Seminar on

Summer Philosophy Workshop for High School Teachers

Attention High School Teachers: Learn how to bring Philosophy into your classrooms. Apply to the UConn Summer Institute in Philosophy which will be held at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. Who can

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 …

Exploring Existential Angst and the Self in Social Media
Existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre in Nausea Students will be introduced to Existentialism through discussion and excerpts from Jean-Paul Sartre’s novel, …
Escape from Spiderhead
Introduction: George Saunders’ “Escape from Spiderhead” is a dystopian short story that portrays a controlled pharmacological environment in which scientists experimentally …
Can We be Authentic in Everyday Life?
“Republic of Silence,” by Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre came to define post-war Existentialism. In this prominent editorial published shortly after …
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 …
Truth, Lies and Bullshit
Part 1: What is the difference between Truth, a Lie and Bullshit? Students should begin by writing brief definitions of …