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Tag Archives: ethics

Flint and stone

November 18, 2021by Michelle Leave a comment

I get the same charge from the juxtaposition of colors as I do from the juxtaposition of chords. Joni Mitchell The creative is always an act of recombination…as making a […]

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The philosopher activist

April 3, 2021by Michelle 2 Comments

An interview with Violet CoCo . There’s a memorable short video in which philosopher of happiness Dr Caroline West is asked why Western society has become so obsessed with material […]

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Wake up!

July 29, 2019by Michelle 7 Comments

Philosophy education and the climate crisis Like many in our community, I find myself moving between shock, anxiety, grief and frustration as news reports indicate that our planet is heating […]

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Tolerance gone rogue: More troubles with relativism

September 18, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

“I guess what makes something right is how I feel about it. But different people feel different ways, so I couldn’t speak on behalf of anyone else as to what’s […]

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Questioning debate

March 25, 2016by Michelle 3 Comments

The recent podcast episode ‘Debatable‘ from WNYC’s Radiolab got me thinking about formal debating and its relationship to the sort of collaborative enquiry we foster at The Philosophy Club. The podcast […]

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Saving Babies

March 17, 2016by Michelle 1 Comment

(Or, Which Ethical Paradigm Do You Choose?) I once facilitated a philosophical dialogue among 8 – 10 year olds about The Lost Thing, an animated short film based on Shaun […]

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On the point of life

April 26, 2014by Michelle Leave a comment

I was tickled pink by this exchange between one girl’s mum (who hosted a Philosophy Club workshop at her home), and another girl’s dad (who arrived a little early to pick […]

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Are philosophers still relevant?

October 18, 2013by Michelle 2 Comments

(Or, Earning Your Keep in the Ivory Tower) In a memorable passage from his Essays (published in 1580), Michel de Montaigne describes philosophers as one-eyed ranters who do nothing but […]

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Boot camp for intellectual virtues?

April 8, 2013by Michelle 2 Comments

On the lookout for new ways to help kids improve their thinking, I came across the Intellectual Virtues & Education Project (IVEP). And the more I learnt about it, the […]

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Helping kids develop moral judgement

February 6, 2013by Michelle 1 Comment

Unless children can think ethically, they won’t be able to behave ethically in a way that’s resilient to outside pressures. This is the last of three posts in which I […]

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