Philosopher’s Zone- NYTimes – The Stone
- Breaking My Own Silence
- Elena Ferrante: A Power of Our Own
- Beware of ‘Snakes,’ ‘Invaders’ and Other Fighting Words
- The Sacred Spell of Words
- Athens in Pieces: An Offering to the Soccer Gods
- The End of Satire
- Athens in Pieces: The Happiest Man I’ve Ever Met
- Who Counts as a Woman?
- A God Problem
- This Friendship Has Been Digitized
- Philosophy Now
- RSA Animate
- Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- How to Be a Data-Driven Parent
- Be Careful with Occam’s Razor, You Might Cut Yourself
- Failure to Launch Syndrome
- The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of <em>Game of Thrones</em>
- Are We More Attracted to People Who Look like Our Parents?
- Autism May Be Diagnosed by Age Two
- Unread Books at Home Still Spark Literacy Habits
- Can Knowing Your Genetic Risk Change Your Physiology?
- Thwarting a Protein Reverses Brain Decline in Aged Mice
- Locking Eyes with a Monster
- TED talks
- How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others | Brittany Packnett
- The difference between healthy and unhealthy love | Katie Hood
- How AI could become an extension of your mind | Arnav Kapur
- What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes | Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin
- Could a tattoo help you stay healthy? | Carson Bruns
- Digital humans that look just like us | Doug Roble
- Sleep is your superpower | Matt Walker
- How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it | Sabine Doebel
- The case for having kids | Wajahat Ali
- The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward | Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman
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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