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Sue Knight will give the Lippin Lectureship in Ethics at the Rock Ethics Institute (Penn St. University), April 24, 2015

The 2015 Richard B. Lippin Lectureship in Ethics will be held at the Rock Ethics Institute (The Pennsylvania State University) on April 24, 2015. The keynote speaker/lecturer is Dr. Sue Knight, a philosopher who has introduced a philosophical ethics curriculum (http://www.primaryethics.com.au) in a wide range of public schools in New South Wales, Australia. Please download this Sue Knight will give the Lippin Lectureship in Ethics at the Rock Ethics Institute (Penn St. University), April 24, 2015

Taking Over Your Life

I taught my first philosophy session at the school at Seattle Children’s Hospital this morning, which I will be doing every Tuesday. We started with Plato’s Ring of Gyges, which led us into a conversation about whether possessing something like Gyges’ ring could end up taking over your life. Frequently when I discuss this allegory Taking Over Your Life

Upcoming Deadline: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Award for Best Papers on Teaching Pre-College Ethics

Best Formal Papers on Pre-College Ethics – First Prize $750, Second Prize $500 The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (www.appe.indiana.edu), with the support of the Squire Family Foundation, sponsors a competition to advance the work of those interested in pre-college ethics. The Association will present an award for the top two papers submitted on Upcoming Deadline: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Award for Best Papers on Teaching Pre-College Ethics

JOB POSTING: Development Coordinator

PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) is a non-profit organization that advocates and supports introducing philosophy to pre-college students through programs, resource-sharing and the development of a national network of those working in pre-college philosophy. Job Description PLATO seeks an experienced fundraising professional to help develop, coordinate, and administer a comprehensive fundraising plan, in collaboration with the JOB POSTING: Development Coordinator

APA East session on "Pre-College Philosophy and Diversity in the Profession"

The American Philosophical Association Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy has organized the following session for the APA Eastern Division meeting in Philadelphia in December. Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014: 9 – 11 a.m. Let’s Stop Kidding Around: Pre-College Philosophy and Diversity in the Profession Chair: Deborah Tollefsen, University of Memphis Speakers: Michael Burroughs (Rock Institute, APA East session on "Pre-College Philosophy and Diversity in the Profession"

2014-15 PLATO Essay Contest

2014-15 PLATO ESSAY CONTEST Announcement: We have our winners for the 2014/15 essay contest. Congratulations and thanks to all who participated! First place Syra Mehdi Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA “Aristotle’s Theory of Friendship Tested” Second place Julia Walton Academy of Notre Dame du Namur Villanova, PA “In the Place Beyond Utility and Pleasure” 2014-15 PLATO Essay Contest

K-12 Philosophy Outreach at the Rock Ethics Institute

Michael Burroughs recently shared an article about the work he and some graduate students have been doing the Rock Ethics Institute in Pennsylvania. Please follow the link for the article: http://news.psu.edu/story/327590/2014/09/24/society-and-culture/rock-ethics-institute-plans-include-k-12-outreach