Philosopher’s Zone- NYTimes – The Stone
- The Illuminations of Hannah Arendt
- The Pain and Promise of Black Women in Philosophy
- The Philosopher as Bad Dad
- What Religion Gives Us (That Science Can’t)
- Our Broken Trust in Public Space
- What’s So Good About Original Sin?
- This Is Not Just About Junot Díaz
- The Ancient Myth of ‘Good Fences’
- How to Be a Prophet of Doom
- ‘Transparency’ Is the Mother of Fake News
- Philosophy Now
- RSA Animate
- Type R and Organisational Resilience
- The New Localism: Think Like a System, Act Like an Entrepreneur
- Blockchain platforms can enable good work
- Museum Conservation and 21st Century Education
- Anchors Aweigh: Universities and local industrial strategies
- The Non Sense of Work Life Balance
- The rights of people with a disability are being ignored – what can we do?
- Bringing classical music to a new audience
- The power of creative thinking
- Regulation of AI: Not if but when and how
- Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- Why Our Brains See the World as "Us" Versus "Them"
- Analysis of a Million-Plus Genomes Points to Blurring Lines among Brain Disorders
- Biases Make People Vulnerable to Misinformation Spread by Social Media
- How Facebook Programmed Our Relatives
- Separating Families May Cause Lifelong Health Damage
- Why We Procrastinate and 5 Ways to Stop
- Fat-Carb Combo Is a Potent One-Two Punch
- How Identity, Not Issues, Explains the Partisan Divide
- Could Multiple Personality Disorder Explain Life, the Universe and Everything?
- Numerous Health Problems Burden Young Adults with Autism
- TED talks
- The nightmare videos of children's YouTube -- and what's wrong with the internet today | James Bridle
- Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild
- How Netflix changed entertainment -- and where it's headed | Reed Hastings
- How we can bring mental health support to refugees | Essam Daod
- Technology that knows what you're feeling | Poppy Crum
- The surprising science of alpha males | Frans de Waal
- Can home cooking change the world? | Gastón Acurio
- Four billion years of evolution in six minutes | Prosanta Chakrabarty
- How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village | Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile
- The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots | Giada Gerboni
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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