Engagement Resources
Below is a running list of organizations working to advance public and engaged philosophy across the lifespan. Please contact Michael Vazquez for additional recommendations and resources on all things philosophy, ethics, pre-college pedagogy, and lifelong learning.
- Middle School Ethics Bowl. Modeled after the National High School Ethics Bowl, the Middle School Ethics Bowl aims to teach students how to think through ethical issues together.
- Prindle Institute for Ethics. Institute at DePauw University offering ethics-related teaching and research through a number of innovative K-12 ethics education programs.
- NYU Philosophy Forum. Organizes regular philosophy events with engaging speakers and stimulating discussions, annual conferences.
- The Philosophy Foundation. The Philosophy Foundation conducts philosophical enquiry in schools, communities, and workplaces.
- Hi-Phi Nation. Award-winning show weaving philosophy with narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and sound design; with useful curricular applications, too.
- Teaching Children Philosophy. Over 200 discussion guides designed to help you introduce philosophy and ethics using popular children’s picture books, from philosophy for children pioneer Thomas Wartenberg.
- Thinking in Stories: Reviewing Philosophy in Children’s Literature. Reviews of children’s and young adult literature containing philosophical perplexities ripe for inter-generational dialogue.
- Ethics Unwrapped. Free educational resources in ethics from the Center for Leadership and Ethics at UT Austin.
- Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC). A center at Monclair State University with a host of resources, including subscription information for its journal, Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children.
- The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO). A site that includes a wealth of resources for individuals and organizations interested in pre-college philosophy.
- The Squire Family Foundation. An organization dedicated to introducing philosophy to pre-college students and supporting initiatives that do so.
- Philosophy for Kids. A site that demonstrates how to use short stories to discus philosophy with children.
- P4c.Com. A site that provides many resources for teaching pre-college philosophy including sample lessons, tips to incorporate philosophy into your curriculum, and ways check students’ progression. Some resources on this site are free while others require a subscription fee.
- University of Washington Center for Philosophy for Children. Leading institution in both research and practice in philosophy for children and philosophy of childhood.
- Public Philosophy Network. This site is a forum for people that are passionate about philosophy. It is divided into groups based on areas of interest to help connect users with other philosophers.
- Questions: Philosophy for Young People. Questions publishes the work of K-12 students interested in philosophical issues, including stories, essays, poems, photographs, and drawings. The journal also publishes articles by scholars and teachers, including lesson plans (which can contain descriptions/transcriptions of student responses), redefined or modified classic thought experiments, transcripts of philosophy discussions, book reviews, and more.
- Wi-Phi Philosophy. Wi-Phi’s mission is to introduce the public to the practice of philosophy through free, entertaining, and accessible videos featuring experts from around the world.
- Center for Public Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz. Public Philosophy initiative engaging folks across the lifespan, including P4Y and Philosophy in Prisons.
- p4c Hawai‘i. an innovative approach to education that is transforming the schooling experience by engaging people in the activity of philosophy.
- Penn’s Project for Philosophy for the Young. Outreach program housed at the Philosophy Department of the University of Pennsylvania, with public resources available on their website.
- Public Philosophical Writing. advice from philosopher Carrie Jenkins.
- A2ethics. Ann Arbor nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ethics and philosophy initiatives through events, education and civic partnerships in local communities
- Justice in Schools Project. Harvard Graduate School of Education initiative that uses normative case studies to scrutinize the ethical dimensions of educational practice.
- ThinkerAnalytix. Educational nonprofit that partners with the Harvard Department of Philosophy to help students develop logical reasoning skills, using a research-backed method called argument mapping.
- Right Question Institute. Program offering a simple, powerful pedagogical strategy that builds people’s skills to ask better questions and to improve democratic institutions.
- Engaged Philosophical Inquiry Consortium. Vancouver P4C network.
- North American Association for the Community of Inquiry. P4C association hosting regular conferences and home to the journal Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis.