Philosophy Saturday: A Workshop for High School Philosophy Teachers

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For the first time ever, the U of T Department of Philosophy and the Ontario Philosophy Teachers’ Association present Philosophy Saturday, a workshop for high school educators on teaching philosophy.

While the workshop is designed for area high school philosophy teachers, we encourage all members of the U of T philosophy community to attend. The event is free and lunch will be served.

★ If you would like to attend, please RSVP to OPTA’s Ken Peglar at kpeglar@rogers.com

Schedule

12:00 to 1:00

• Welcome by Acting Chair, Professor Arthur Ripstein.
• Lunch.
• During lunch there will be an informal discussion of philosophy writing by Professor James John and Stephanie Gibson, a GTA high school philosophy teacher.

1:00 to 4:00 – three one-hour sessions (order TBA).

• Professor Jennifer Nagel: “Epistemology in the Digital Age.”
• Professor Peter King: “Teaching Medieval Philosophy.”
• Professor Julia Nefsky: “Teaching Moral Philosophy.”