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Tag Archives: social impact

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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Is philosophy dead?

November 20, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

You might have noticed: having a dig at philosophy seems to have become a sport among high profile scientists. Stephen Hawking famously declared: “philosophy is dead. Philosophy has not kept […]

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What are we doing here?

September 20, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

(Or, how to be inimitable) We’re a motley crew, we Philosophy in Schools people. Our goals are so varied, it can be hard to say exactly what it is that […]

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Epistemology needs to matter: A call to arms

August 11, 2018by Michelle Leave a comment

“At a time when political rhetoric is riven with irrationality, when knowledge is…seen…as an encumbrance that can be pushed aside if it stands in the way of wishful thinking, and […]

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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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We lit a fire…

April 14, 2015by Michelle Leave a comment

We’re overjoyed that a culture of ‘thinking about thinking’ has taken root at Heatherhill Primary School as a direct result of our Big Questions philosophy program. We’d expected that our […]

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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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