Our 2017 summer camp sought to push campers to think about how different “worlds” produce different philosophical traditions, as well as how philosophical systems generate particular beliefs about how a given “world” ought to be structured. Whether we were thinking about fictional or real worlds, or considering how different cultures and societies are worlds apart […]
In June, Texas A&M University hosted its inaugural philosophy camp for teens and tweens. Using the Philosophy for Children program as our model, we had several pedagogical aims: to introduce pre-college students to philosophical thinking and dialogue; to develop an intellectual community among the campers; and to provide a space in which young people could […]
Many of us who studied philosophy in college did not necessarily consider the “value” of philosophy beyond the educational experience it provided at the time. Some of us knew we might continue our education in a post-graduate program, whether that was a graduate program in philosophy or a related field, law school, or even medical school. […]