Author name: Jason Buckley

This week, I wanted to share a scattering of the planets and islands we have been visiting at Philosophy Explorers, my online groups for 6-8 year olds. Some will work perfectly well with older students. You can book the courses at www.p4he.org. There are both daytime and after-school slots for 9-12 and teens in philosophy, improv and […]

World Philosophy Day is Thursday 19th November. That got me thinking about the idea that philosophy is about ultimate questions that anyone, anywhere in the world might ask at anytime. A common technique used in question generation is to say that a good philosophical question “Would make sense to someone who had just walked into

This week’s blogpost is a dialogue between teenagers about the tedium of lockdown. They discuss different approaches to comparing your situation with others, and to “positive thinking”.  The philosophical crux of the dialogue is this exchange (bold in the PDF): TIM        You’re always in charge of yourself. So, it’s up to you how you think.LUCY