Schools are generally taught to teach kids what to think, but what if they taught them how to think instead? According to a new study conducted among 3,000 kids in 48 schools across England, ...

Philosophy is a very dense universe to approach for young people. Because it includes many thinkers who have totally different views on human experience, existence, etc. Presented in this way, it can ...

There are always going to be people with whom we will disagree on hot button issues. The majority of the students I’ve taught over the last nine years — both at the secondary and college levels — tend ...

Thirty-three SUNY Cortland undergraduates recently decided to give away $10,000 in real money to four Cortland non-profit organizations they think will use the funds to help develop local residents’ ...

Students who graduate from our program should be able to think both analytically and creatively about philosophical issues and texts. They should be able to analyse and raise objections to ...

The current pandemic has interrupted life as we know it. People – individuals and nations – have reacted differently to the shock. We have all had to try to make sense of the situation as restrictions ...

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. Okay stop me if you've heard this one. A ...

Socrates had important answers to the big questions in life. But he was especially good at asking questions, helping his students use their own reason to discover answers that were available to them ...

You undoubtedly possess the content knowledge necessary to teach your subject matter. But what inspires you to teach? Reflecting on why and how you teach informs you on your implicit values about ...