Category: Camp Post

Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Philosophy, Department of English, the Department of Hispanic Studies, and the Public Partnership & Outreach, Office of the Provost at Texas A&M University Dates: June 11-15, 2018 Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Fee: No cost Ages: 7th-12th graders

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 […]