Philosopher’s Zone- NYTimes – The Stone
- Capitalism and ‘Culturecide’
- ‘The Good Place’ Asks, Are You the Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done?
- Why We Will Need Walt Whitman in 2020
- Am I Wiser Than My Grandparents?
- Are You Listening?
- Could I Be My Own Soul Mate?
- It’s a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood, and That’s O.K.
- The Real Cost of Tweeting About My Kids
- The Perils of Abstraction
- We Don’t Actually Want to Be Happy
- Philosophy Now
- Harley Schwadron’s Cartoon
- News: December 2019 / January 2020
- Trump & Arendt Debate The Wall: Fictive Questions, Real Answers
- Chris Gill’s Cartoon
- Am I Dreaming? by James Kingsland
- Would Machiavelli Vote For Donald Trump?
- Cosmopolitanism & Immigration
- Galileo’s Error by Philip Goff
- Dewey & Climate Denial2
- Proverbs for Engraving onto Imperial Monuments
- RSA Animate
- Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- My Go-To Arguments for Free Will
- Does Social Media Cause Depression?
- Possible Missing Link in Alzheimer's Pathology Identified
- Johns Hopkins Scientists Give Psychedelics the Serious Treatment
- In Search of the Brain's Social Road Maps
- Does Consciousness Pervade the Universe?
- Glutamate Built the Brain--Can It Treat It, Too?
- Mysticism and the Mind-Body Problem: Other Views
- Atlantic Puffins Spotted Using Tools
- Is a Sad Song Sad for Everyone?
- TED talks
- Why can't we talk about periods? | Jen Gunter
- A path to security for the world's deadliest countries | Rachel Kleinfeld
- Why are drug prices so high? Investigating the outdated US patent system | Priti Krishtel
- How supply chain transparency can help the planet | Markus Mutz
- How guest worker visas could transform the US immigration system | David J. Bier
- The perks of being a pirate | Tom Nash
- Why "biofabrication" is the next industrial revolution | Suzanne Lee
- A swarm of mini drones makes ... magic! | Marco Tempest
- Climate change will displace millions. Here's how we prepare | Colette Pichon Battle
- What a digital government looks like | Anna Piperal
Category Archives: Assessment Items
Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper/Essay
A nice overview from Douglas W. Portmore Tips on writing a philosophy paper (pdf) The full text is below…
Philosophy of Religion – Unit Exam
Paper used to assess the three PAR criteria at the completion of a Philosophy of Religion unit. Answers attached at end. Item 8 – Unit Exam (Uploaded by Paul Stronach.)
Philosophy of Religion Essay Assignment
This piece passed through Panel unscathed, so presumably safe to use. Requires students to explain and critique one of the established philosophical arguments for or against the existence of God. Item 7 – Research Essay (Uploaded by Paul Stronach.) … Continue reading
Philosophy of Mind Questions
From past IB papers, I suspect. Philosophy of Mind Questions
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Philosophy of Mind essay topic
Can you believe in the existence of ‘mind’ without being a dualist? That’s all the document says so don’t bother opening it… Philosophy of Mind Essay topic
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General philosophy essay marking criteria
A basic criteria sheet for marking philosophy essays – simple but good for beginners. Criterea sheet for philosophy essays
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Rating Critical and Integrated thinking
A rubric to help assess critical thinking from Washington State University – Great starting point. CIT Rubric 2006
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