On this page, we announce CFPs and Upcoming Events
that are not sponsored by the AAPT but likely to be of interest to people
interested in issues related to the teaching of philosophy.
Recent postings include:
The APA Committee on Teaching Philosophy is seeking proposals for a panel session at the APA Central Division Meeting, March 30-April 2, 2011, Minneapolis, MN on this topic:
“Does It Matter What I do? Student Engagement, Social Change and Teaching”
There are many ethical and social issues for which collective action would be required to prevent a significant harm or ameliorate an injustice. Some people (i.e., students) respond with despair to such situations, believing that it doesn't ‘matter’ what they do since their individual actions seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Others respond that they can make a difference, that what they do ‘matters.’ These issues raise some of the following concerns for philosophy teachers:The Committee is seeking a panel of instructors to address these and related issues in teaching philosophy. Please submit a half to one page proposal by September, 15, 2010 to Nathan Nobis, Morehouse College, nathan.nobis@gmail.com
The APA Mini-Conference on Philosophy
for Children will be held in conjunction with the Annual Meetings of the Pacific
Division of the American Philosophical Association on April 20-21, 2011, in San
Diego.
Confirmed speakers include: Gareth Matthews, Robert Fisher, Walter Kohan, Lynne
Hinton, Maughn Gregory, Megan Laverty, Sara Goering, Jana Mohr Lone, Claudia
Mills, David Shapiro, Wendy Turgeon, and Thomas Wartenberg.
For more information as well as details about paper submission, please go to:
www.kidsphilmini.co.cc