This month we remember Ed Bailey, who created in Track Youth Theatre an inclusive space for self-expression and collective effort. Bailey’s legacy reminds us that the most important learning …| The Philosophy Club
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Early one summer morning, a young Australian philosophy graduate was awoken by a phone call. It was the eminent professor David Lewis, calling from Princeton University’s philosophy department. …| The Philosophy Club
'Academic writing kitsch' is writing that's needlessly obscure or convoluted, or writing that adheres blindly to form over substance. Some of our educational authorities display academic writing kitsch, most ironically and egregiously in their classroom materials about academic writing.| The Philosophy Club
In art, 'kitsch' refers to the unsophisticated or the counterfeit. I've noticed kitsch in the education sphere, too. We need to call it out when we see it, for the sake of holding thinkers to account.| The Philosophy Club
More free teaching materials! 'The Real Deal' examines authenticity in contemporary life. 'New Modes of Perception' investigates sensory substitution and augmentation technologies. 'A Sonic Attack' is a deep dive into the mysterious case of Havana Syndrome.| The Philosophy Club
My favourite cookbook, Cooking Com Bigode, is both more and less than a standard recipe book. Less, in that it’s low on specificity, with recipes vaguely suggesting “some onions”, “lots of carrots”…| The Philosophy Club
To activate emotions, to induce perplexity, to challenge intuitions, to ignite controversy, to elicit reasoned argument: these, I’ve argued, are what give a philosophical stimulus its juice. And th…| The Philosophy Club
Throwing a philosophical question out cold to a group of kids in hopes of sparking a lively discussion is as unpromising as igniting a bundle of damp wood. This is where philosophical stimuli come …| The Philosophy Club
Today we're sharing free materials for three of our workshops, with all the resources you'll need to run them — including tailor-made video clips, discussion plans, and small-group activities.| The Philosophy Club
Where does the teaching of reasoning fit into the life of the classroom? Is it built into the curriculum? Is it part of the tacit knowledge of teachers? Or is it neglected and under-recognised?| The Philosophy Club
The big questions that Shell Game poses are how we feel about the presence of AI agents in our world, and what psychological effect their proliferation will have on us. Which leads to the biggest questions of all: What does our humanity mean to us, and how can we preserve it among a growing throng of ersatz human beings?| The Philosophy Club
For over a decade, I’ve been fostering deliberative education among young people through a practice of collaborative reasoning in schools. It’s a practice that education researcher Keith Topping refers to as “countercultural… actually quite revolutionary in the context of education as we know it.”| The Philosophy Club
The man who surrenders his free will to a stranger. The blind visual artist who perceives light with her tongue. The victim of a violent hate crime who becomes a staunch advocate for his attacker’s…| The Philosophy Club
