This week, three ways to give your P4C a boost from September, and a question from the news – has Google’s AI chatbot developed thoughts and feelings of its own – and what would that mean for humanity? Get Philoso-fit for September! Has P4C at your school become rusty over the pandemic? We’re receiving lots […]
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This week, a fun philosophical question inspired by a favourite fable. Stimulus:Â The donkey and its shadow, Aesop (Greece, c. 6th century BCE, retold by Graeme Kent) A traveller hired a donkey to take him to the next town. He agreed a fee with the owner of the donkey. The donkey’s owner went with him to bring
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This week, we share a simple and contentious question created by teachers on a recent training afternoon. It’s accessible for children of most ages: Do we dress for ourselves or for others? Your stimulus To focus minds about this question in particular, you can use any stimulus related to clothing: The Oscars red carpet Queen
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