Announcement: We have our winners for the 2014/15 essay contest. Congratulations and thanks to all who participated! The winning essays will published in PLATO’s journal Questions: Philosophy for Young People. First place Syra Mehdi Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA “Aristotle’s Theory of Friendship Tested” Second place Julia Walton Academy of Notre Dame du Namur … Winners of the 2014/15 High School Essay Contest
The 2015 Summer Residential Workshop will be held in Mendham, NJ from August 1st – 8th. If you have interest or experience in using the Philosophy for Children curriculum and / or would like to increase your skill in facilitating a Philosophical Community of Inquiry, this workshop is for you. The workshop is run by members of … IAPC Summer Residential Workshop on the Philosophy for Children Curriculum
Our own Jana Mohr-Lone will be running a webinar (online seminar) on how to teach Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief” on Tuesday March 17th. If you’re interested in attending or want more info follow the link: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ea5lrwjna7d69c2c&llr=kb46kgcab
Devra Lehmann, Spinoza: Outcast Thinker (South Hampton, NH: Namelos, 2014). By Christopher Freiler, Hinsdale Central HS, Hinsdale, IL Baruch Spinoza may be the most underrated philosopher in the western tradition. Yet the past half-century has witnessed a revival of interest in his works and his life. One explanation for the Spinoza renaissance may be … Book Review: Spinoza: Outcast Thinker (2014)
The 2015 Richard B. Lippin Lectureship in Ethics will be held at the Rock Ethics Institute (The Pennsylvania State University) on April 24, 2015. The keynote speaker/lecturer is Dr. Sue Knight, a philosopher who has introduced a philosophical ethics curriculum (http://www.primaryethics.com.au) in a wide range of public schools in New South Wales, Australia. Please download this … Sue Knight will give the Lippin Lectureship in Ethics at the Rock Ethics Institute (Penn St. University), April 24, 2015
The NHSEB is looking for cases that highlight a clear moral issue. Deadline for submission: December 1, 2014 Grand prize: $1000 !!! For more information please visit: http://nhseb.unc.edu/nhseb-2015/case-competition/
I taught my first philosophy session at the school at Seattle Children’s Hospital this morning, which I will be doing every Tuesday. We started with Plato’s Ring of Gyges, which led us into a conversation about whether possessing something like Gyges’ ring could end up taking over your life. Frequently when I discuss this allegory … Taking Over Your Life
Best Formal Papers on Pre-College Ethics – First Prize $750, Second Prize $500 The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (www.appe.indiana.edu), with the support of the Squire Family Foundation, sponsors a competition to advance the work of those interested in pre-college ethics. The Association will present an award for the top two papers submitted on … Upcoming Deadline: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Award for Best Papers on Teaching Pre-College Ethics
PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) is a non-profit organization that advocates and supports introducing philosophy to pre-college students through programs, resource-sharing and the development of a national network of those working in pre-college philosophy. Job Description PLATO seeks an experienced fundraising professional to help develop, coordinate, and administer a comprehensive fundraising plan, in collaboration with the … JOB POSTING: Development Coordinator
PLATO is part of a global UNESCO network that encourages children to participate in philosophical inquiry. As a partner in the UNESCO Chair on the Practice of Philosophy with Children, based at the Université de Nantes in France, PLATO is connected to other educational leaders around the world.
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