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About the Contributors
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The High School Philosophy Seminar (II)
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John Zillmer
Acting Out:
Dramatizing ‘Jim and the Indians’
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Zillmer shows the benefits of having children act out situations as a way of sparking discussions with 7th and 8th graders in a philosophy class. He writes about an example from his class called "Jim and the Indians."
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Rory E. Kraft, Jr.
Does Virtue Require an Audience?:
Recasting Plato’s “Ring of Gyges” for Different Ages
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The classic examples and stories that we use for college students can be used as the basis for classroom discussions at pre-college students' levels. This means occasionally simplifying a story, but with only slight effort the same sorts of questions can be used across all ages to get at the same underlying concerns.
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Ben Thompson
Coping Without Free Will:
An Examination into the Effects on a Belief System of the Rejection of Free Will
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Argues that acceptance of one’s place in the natural world involves an acceptance of free will. Free will is also necessary for the continuation of a social society in that we need to accept the doctrine in order to administer justice.
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Kids Philosopy Slam
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Elizabeth Gyori
Philosophy as a Threat to Government
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Examination of the subversive nature of philosophy as its students challenge the authority and practices of government agencies and organizations. Draws a series of connections between philosophically oriented protesters and questioners of authority ranging from Socrates to 2004 protesters at the U.S. Republican party’s presidential convention in 2004.
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Review List
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Cynthia Kepler
Use of Philosophy in Children’s Literature:
Alice and Her Adventures
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In the following Kepler suggests a number of different readings of Carroll’s Alice books that would be useful to those attempting to integrate philosophy into an existing curriculum.
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Finalists, 2007 Kids Philosophy Slam, High School
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Three winning essays by High School students on the question: “Compassion or Violence: Which has a greater impact on society?”
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Kids Philosopy Slam
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Essays, drawings, and poems by children Kindergarten through eighth grade. This year's slam topic is "Greed or giving: which has a greater impact on society?"
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Mark Balawender
A Day in Philosophy for Kids at Chippewa Middle School
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Balawendar’s documentation of students’ reactions to deep philosophical questions held in an education setting. The facilitator (noting emotional responses to the course) delegated a recorder in this open discussion to worst-case scenarios and related them to Philosophy.
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Danielle Orchant
Philosophy and Society
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An analysis as to why students do and do not like Philosophy based on modern societal issues in education. The author also reflects on the essential factor of world involvement in the study and practices of Philosophy.
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Ioana Grasu
Woes of a Philosopher
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Ceci Ann’s Day of Why and The Philosophers Club
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Sara Honickman
To Clone or not to Clone?
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A conversation within two valued adults on whether cloning is ethical or unethical in society as well as pursuing individuality, death/dying, and the meaning of life.
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Finalists, 2009 Kids Philosophy Slam, High School
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Winning Philosophy Slam essays answering the question "Greed or giving: which has a greater impact on society?" by winner Bert Geng, 2nd place finalist Mallory Thelen, and 3rd place finalist Si Heon Ji.
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Announcement:
Kids Philosophy Slam Competition
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