Philosopher’s Zone- NYTimes – The Stone
- Confronting Philosophy’s Anti-Semitism
- Athens in Pieces: What Really Happened at Eleusis?
- Why Mortality Makes Us Free
- Why White People Need Blackface
- Athens in Pieces: The Tragedy of Democracy
- The Oscars and the Illusion of Perfect Representation
- The Good-Enough Life
- Athens in Pieces: In Aristotle’s Garden
- Athens in Pieces: The Stench of the Academy
- Athens in Pieces: The Art of Memory
- Philosophy Now
- RSA Animate
- Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- No, A Shamrock Won't Bring You Luck
- Can Cannabis Solve the Opioid Crisis?
- An Hour of Light and Sound a Day Might Keep Alzheimer's at Bay
- The Internet Knows You Better Than Your Spouse Does
- 7 Strategies to Maximize a Break without Losing Focus
- Harnessing the Power of "Collective Intelligence" to Change Beliefs about Global Warming
- The Science of Tipping Points: How 25 Percent Can Create a Majority
- <em>Adam Ruins Everything</em> Shows Us the Right Way to Be Wrong
- A Genetic Basis for Insomnia Emerges from the Twilight
- The Wisdom of Crowds Requires the Political Left and Right to Work Together
- TED talks
- The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes | Phil Plait
- How to keep human bias out of AI | Kriti Sharma
- "My Man" / "Bohanna" / "We Dance" | Crush Club
- Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse | Thomas Curran
- Where did the Moon come from? A new theory | Sarah T. Stewart
- What happens in your throat when you beatbox? | Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst
- The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care | Yvonne van Amerongen
- An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math | Eugenia Cheng
- The most powerful woman you've never heard of | T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison
- How we can store digital data in DNA | Dina Zielinski
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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