Philosopher’s Zone- NYTimes – The Stone
- What Pop Stoicism Misses About Ancient Philosophy
- Humans Are Animals. Let’s Get Over It.
- Death Has Many Names
- What Would David Bowie Do?
- Are We the Cows of the Future?
- Time Isn’t Supposed to Last This Long
- A.I. and I
- Of Death and Consequences
- I Don’t Want You to ‘Believe’ Me. I Want You to Listen.
- Teaching Racial Justice Isn’t Racial Justice
- Philosophy Now
- RSA Animate
- The Green Corridors Initiative
- Governance governing government
- Why print money when we can print wealth?
- Building a resilient health and care system
- We'll always have Paris?
- Experimentation and equity in global cities
- Technology-enabled deliberative democracy
- Healthier placemaking
- Creating a sovereign wealth fund in Wolverhampton
- Economic recovery and climate action
- Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- The Educational Power--and the Limits--of Personalized Children's Books
- Discrimination Persists in Society--but Who Discriminates?
- Making Eye Contact Signals a New Turn in a Conversation
- A Car Crash Snaps the Daydreaming Mind into Focus
- Some Psychological Interventions Are More Harmful Than Helpful
- Inventive Ways of Delivering Mental Health Care Thrive during the Pandemic
- Novel Drug Therapies Could Tackle Treatment-Resistant Depression
- How the Pandemic Is Changing Mental Health
- The Top 10 Innovations in Mental Health
- How 9/11 Ushered in a New Era of Conspiracy Theories
- TED talks
- Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells? | Nabiha Saklayen
- The art of paying attention | Wendy MacNaughton
- The genetic rescue of Earth's endangered species | Ryan Phelan
- The link between inequality and anxiety | Richard Wilkinson
- Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future | Liam Young
- The untapped energy source that could power the planet | Jamie C. Beard
- An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt | Alex Smith
- The trans story includes you | Nicole Maines
- The inaccurate link between body ideals and health | Nancy N. Chen
- A smart bra for better heart health | Alicia Chong Rodriguez
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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