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23rd May @NJE_Hitchen And we're pleased to be continuing our work with you, thanks Nick.
23rd May @GoodCPDGuide pleasure! More to follow, thanks for the tweet.
20th May Looking forward to International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children's conference Cape Town Aug 30-Sep 2:
http://t.co/9QXjkbMDcv 16th May Issue 2 Vol. 33 Analytic Teaching & Philosophical Praxis now posted: liberation philosophy & related concerns
http://t.co/wfJg2yZZ92 11th May http://t.co/TzkPWadWOJ Alan Smith spent 14 years teaching philosophy and literature to violent criminals in a prison in England...
11th May @ArfurSmith @peter_worley's new book Once Upon An If has a story in it about the patience of trees. Leads on to a discussion of free will.
11th May RT
@ArfurSmith: What i love about a tree is that it seems entirely content to be a tree.
11th May RT
@helenarney: Tonight!
@robinince hosts a spectacular line-up of physics-inspired aceness for Feynman Night - tix still available! http:/…
11th May @BBCRadio4 #SaturdayLive we do philosophy in schools with children as young as 4 - they are not afraid to tackle the big questions!
11th May Socrates learnt a melody on the flute whilst waiting 4 hemlock "What use will that be?" "At least I will learn this melody before I die."
10th May @RobTorrington you're only saying that because they're talking about 'forms'!
10th May @SteveHoggins & David Birch will be running workshops
@EducationFest on Sat 'Philosophy: learning how to speak when you are lost for words'
9th May RT
@sirkkunikamaa: Educational Book of the Year: The Philosophy Shop. A great resource even for language teachers!
4th May RT
@EducationFest: Delighted that Ziauddin Yousafzai - Malala's father - is speaking at the Festival this year. Profoundly important lesson…
2nd May Socrates learnt a melody on the flute whilst waiting 4 hemlock "What use will that be?" "At least I will learn this melody before I die."
28th Apr @ThatIanGilbert our lessons cost £2.37 per child, do you think we could get in on this? :-/
25th Apr RT
@Thoughtings:
#shortings I've got 140 characters I can play. Which one shall I be today? Let's see what other people do and what they
m…
25th Apr RT
@SteveHoggins: 'What if your being brilliant, but they are being... not brilliant?' and 'winning work'
@philosophyfound. This Sat. http:…
25th Apr @SteveHoggins whose responsible four the errant 'your'?!
20th Apr RT
@Philosophy_Muse: The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it. Rousseau
17th Apr RT
@SteveHoggins: Still running the
#marathon in our refusal to be cowed by anything, even our our wrecked bodies. Sponsor me here https ...
17th Apr RT
@dansumners: "Pupil1:What is the point of infinity? Pupil2:Infinity is a worded number, it shows it goes on for ever."
#philosophy wi ...
11th Apr @dansumners it's going to be a fun evening, and there's no free will involved!
8th Apr RT
@PostFilm: Have we forgotten John Dewey? "Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living."
#edchat 7th Apr 'Innovation ready'
http://t.co/TRKW7qjDl8 How critical and creative thinking are more important than 'facts' for today's students.
6th Apr RT
@Thoughtings:
#reversery instead. do to what know but done I've what from learn can I ahead other the and me behind eye one With
#sho ...
5th Apr RT
@Thoughtings: .neeb ev'I erehw ees ot teg I sgniht otni pmub I 'oht 'niog m'I erehw gnikool fo em fo detcep's'tahw gniod fo draoB
#re ...
5th Apr RT
@Thoughtings: Neither, nor, never, no, nothing, nought, nowt. Need noise negativity now. Now I've got it out!
#shortings 29th Mar RT
@Thoughtings: 'Snot slugs!' I have two pet slugs that go where I goes. ''S'not slugs, mummy' I explain, as she - armed with tissues - ...
28th Mar RT
@Thoughtings: I've been taught what I ought n oughtn't've done but could of and would of are sort of short of should of so I'm sort o ...
28th Mar RT
@Thoughtings: .'yldrawkcab kniht ot' ro dedeen s'tahw si yresrev esrever semitemos tub ,yllaretal kniht ot dna loohcs ta og ot dlot m ...
28th Mar RT
@Thoughtings: What would the Hodja say? 'I didn't think your house was as big as it is.' 'What did you think? That it would be as big ...
28th Mar RT
@Thoughtings: 140 characters is not a big poem but a lot of letters where to exactly stop it. 140 characters is what I'll do even if ...
28th Mar RT
@Thoughtings: Think, drink, blink, poo; all things you and me can't not do. Any more 'ink's you can't not do? If not, I'll settle for ...
27th Mar Listening to miles Davis Footprints by Wayne Shorter. Great!
22nd Mar @cajames4 they are Christine, and in the States, Australia and Europe.
21st Mar RT
@englishpen: Read & share the work of four poets imprisoned in violation of their right to free expression on
#WorldPoetryDay htt ...
21st Mar RT
@Thoughtings: Our
#WorldPoetryDay winner announced congratulations David Smith for unsaid words. Beautifully written & thought-fu ...
21st Mar Philosophy book wins as academics criticise lack of emphasis on thinking in new curriculum:
http://t.co/HfOdqwgV1v 21st Mar RT
@Thoughtings: Nospacetothinktodrinkwordssaidnospacetoknitorthroughthemthreadthatwhichgivesworditscauseorthoughtorsparkorroomtopause # ...
16th Mar You gotta love Travelodge. They won't even splash out to give 'lodge' it's own 'l'.
15th Mar @dansumners another good reason to work with us! Did you eat the hole as well?
13th Mar @CrownHousePub congratulations on winning Independent Publisher of the Year - we've enjoyed working with you, and think it is well deserved!
12th Mar RT
@EducationShow: On Thursday hear representatives fromDepartment for Education give details of new draft National Curriculum
http://t ...
12th Mar RT
@dansumners: great
#philosophy class with fab pupils this morning: "a robot can be a person if it's intelligent like a human"
@philos ...
10th Mar @hgurmin thank you! We'll try to be stoical whatever happens.
10th Mar @pirateV we did a CPD on women in philosophy, should be able to give you notes from that if it is any help?
9th Mar RT
@museumofthought:
@peter_worley I bought 'philosophy shop' for my 10 and 6 year old - they love it - this is one of the best books fo ...
9th Mar RT
@peter_worley: I've started a blog on Goodreads of updates to my books that should be of interest to any readers/users of my books: h ...
5th Mar RT
@PhilosL: Convention for Higher Education conference:
Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics (CAPPE), Uni...
http://t. ...
5th Mar RT
@emilyryall: If you want to listen to the discussion from Sat's Philosophy of Running event, then podcasts can be found here: http:// ...
25th Feb RT
@robinince: here is yesterday's opinion piece from The Observer on the pointless of most of my opinions (and maybe some of yours) htt ...
23rd Feb RT
@SteveIredale: Are schools facing a cut in their budgets after all? Is this slight of hand by the treasury? More smoke and mirrors. h ...
22nd Feb @Mosaic_Films very enjoyable! When are we going to create some extra resources?
20th Feb @Reteach10 using stories (& telling rather than reading) to stimulate philosophical enquiries, eg the Sirens in Odyssey to discuss free will
14th Feb RT
@iamsamthomas: Dworkin was that very rare thing... a philosopher who could write beautifully as well as think clearly.
14th Feb American philosopher and legal scholar Ronald Dworkin dies in London aged 81
http://t.co/TQf79PX1 10th Feb @SteveHoggins @dansumners we're now thinking of running a bi-monthly philosophy storytelling evening event. More soon.
9th Feb Great stories spun today by all on our storytelling 4 thinking course
@dansumners YalleryBrown atmospheric
@SteveHoggins Diogenes energetic
27th Jan National
#storytelling week, special offer for our twitter followers: our storytelling course on 2nd and 9th Feb for only £40 email for info
25th Jan @YFAccelerator demo day we've had an investment already. Admittedly it £10 for a book, but every journey begins with a single step
#socent 23rd Jan Timestheyareachanging: 2
#philosophy books shortlisted for ERA 'Best Educational Book Award', The Philosophy Shop & The If Odyssey
#edchat 23rd Jan RT
@drangiehobbs: Delighted that Peter Worley's 'The If Odyssey' has been shortlisted for the ERA: Educational Book of the Year
@philoso ...
14th Jan @nicholasbuzzrad focus on one and hopefully the other will follow. If it is philosophical or education based we might be able to point?
9th Jan Still some spaces left on our 'Storytelling for Thinking' course in February in East London, full details here:
http://t.co/7AMUtJ8M 9th Jan We're running a CPD with TLP Wales on March 4th for EY & KS1 teachers wanting to do science and maths enquiry
#edchat:
http://t.co/ZzmAcrKP 7th Jan RT
@tesResources: If you've been training today, what is the most important thing you've learnt? Was it a useful day?
3rd Jan "I thought my yr 7 class were too old for
#storytelling but as '...The alien craft shot past the window' 1/2 class turned round to look."
1st Jan RT
@The_DoNation: Wondering how to bundle all those
#resolutions & good intentions together? Do a Do challenge: get fit & create ...
20th Dec Only 5 If Odyssey's left in stock on Amazon, and 2 5 star reviews discussing the impact in the classroom:
http://t.co/eatlnzmz 20th Dec RT
@humanutopia: Life isn't about finding yourself - it's about creating yourself!
20th Dec We are thrilled: The Philosophy Shop is the winner of the Compilation category of New England Book Festival Comp:
http://t.co/n8vbGl0H 19th Dec Thank you card from our young philosophers at Brecknock Primary school after our If Odyssey project this term.
http://t.co/dSAbvdjK 19th Dec @YFAccelerator don't eat them all at once - short term pleasure is just that! Thank you all for your help and support - see you in January.
19th Dec RT
@4C3d: Learning. It is not always about doing, most of the time it is about thinking too! Give you and your students time to think. # ...
18th Dec "I had never realised the power of stories until I learnt how to tell a story properly." Stories for thinking course:
http://t.co/oBJTFnDe 8th Dec @philosophybites @eltonteb Good luck Nigel from all of us here as well - is this another worrying sign of HE Philosophy dept. shrinking?
7th Dec RT
@PhilosL: CfP: Causality and Experimentation in the Sciences - Paris 1-3 July: Call for papers
Please circulate widely --... http:// ...
6th Dec RT
@Thoughtings:
#hodjashortings Hodja's friend says 'how do they build those wonderful minarets?' Hodja replies 'they take a well and t ...
5th Dec RT
@YoungAdvisors: Are you aged between 15 & 21? Do you live in Shepherds Bush? Tweet us if you'd like to become a Young Advisor and ...
5th Dec RT
@3Diassociates:
@teshelen I heard a secondary head say the same thing recently. Outrageous & just plain wrong. Teaching to tests ...
19th Nov The Philosophical Child by Jana Mohr Lone considers children’s philosophical potential.
http://t.co/jNyvjnCv 19th Nov Plato Was Wrong! by David Shapiro is full of activities and games for exploring philosophical questions:
http://t.co/LpyrHL7K 19th Nov Two great-looking new books coming from the Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children, 'Plato Was Wrong!' and 'The Philosophical Child'.
19th Nov The SFCP is hosting a day of Socratic Dialogue on Dec 25th in Southend-on-Sea. Email pawood
@fastmail.co.uk for details.
19th Nov RT
@kingsphilosophy: The latest History of Philosophy podcast with Peter Adamson looks at the great Church Father, Origen of Alexandria ...
19th Nov "there could surely be few more joyful and exciting ways of encouraging creative, empathetic thinking."
#Thoughtings review
@TeachPrimary 16th Nov "This may look like a book but in fact, it's a portal; a gateway into the boundless possibilities of the mind's perspectives"
@Thoughtings 16th Nov New blog by 'The If Odyssey' illustrator about the book launch at the British Museum a few months ago:
http://t.co/7YxYUfH0 16th Nov RT
@PhilosL: World Philosophy Day celebrations at Bilkent: World Philosophy Day: Future Generations.
The Department of Philo... http:// ...
16th Nov RT
@sbwilkie:
@philosophyfound I wish I could have participated in your Spitalfields "Agora". Excellent idea! Interested to read The Phi ...
15th Nov Pop down to Spitalfields Market for some philosophy and a spot of bubbly.
http://t.co/3CVlGtjy 15th Nov Our stall in Spitalfields Market, bringing philosophy back to the Agora.
http://t.co/6nCK8wXY 14th Nov @julesevans77 Great, see you tomorrow evening. We're recording the daytime event so you should be able to see some footage in a few weeks.
14th Nov Are we ready for
#worldphilosophyday tomorrow? Football shirts, tick; music, tick; slideshow, tick; books, tick; change, tick; brains...?
31st Oct Enjoyed an inspiring evening
@YFAccelerator looking forward to the start of the programme tomorrow
23rd Oct This article (in current edition of Think) came from a TPF blog by our philosophy teacher Oliver Leech 'Evidence & God'
http://t.co/o1vWILyl 18th Oct RT
@the_young_fdn: Should universities take a more active role at raising standards and qualifications before students even get there? h ...
17th Oct What did the Greeks ever do for us? How about help us learn to think… | Latest press releases
http://t.co/mS8DZsbX 15th Oct New Guest blogger: Oliver Leech on the Philosophy of History. Head over to our blog to discuss with Oliver.
http://t.co/e4EVLNMh 5th Oct RT
@Thoughtings: Under16s comp extended til Oct 18th: we want to encourage young people to create not just memorise poetry
#thoughtings: ...
4th Oct RT
@HistPhilosophy: Next up, the last pagan philosophers: featuring Julian, Hypatia, Hierocles, Ammonius, Damascius, Olympiodorus and Si ...
4th Oct @artsemergency not without a fight! We are bringing
#philosophy to schools and communities, with a focus on schools in disadvantaged areas
4th Oct RT
@MichaelRosenYes: Choose subject:eg morning. Short: wake up.Long:i cant find my socks.Short:ratty.= Wake up/I can't find my socks/ ...
4th Oct RT
@greenwich_FS: And some great discussions with
@philosophyfound on whether space is infinite - kids v convinced by Lucretius, Mr Brow ...
3rd Oct RT
@Thoughtings:
@thoughtings I've been thinking, unblinkingly: can philosophy have rhyme, and does it rhyme with me?
30th Sep RT
@SteveHoggins: Thought year 7s might be too old for storytelling but when "the space craft shot past the window" about half of them t ...
27th Sep The Royal Institute of Philosophy's 2012/2013 session of London lectures is on (different) "Philosophical...
http://t.co/x6TURb8p 26th Sep The Philosophy Shop and Thoughtings: Puzzles, Problems and Paradoxes in Poetry to Think With released tomorrow.
25th Sep Settling down to watch the boy who can't forget on C4 - could be good stimulus for philosophical enquiries around personhood
#philosophy 21st Sep RT
@NJE_Hitchen: 'We don't have many factories any more; Britain isn't a factory any more. We shouldn't be teaching on a factory model' ...
19th Sep Running our Stage 1 course on doing philosophy in schools at Edinburgh University 29th/30th Sept - other philosophers in Scotland welcome
18th Sep We're excited to be releasing three new books this autumn. Pre-order, and save on RRP, here:
http://t.co/x6ldmiwT 18th Sep We're featured in this film by eatbigfish, highlighting The Philosophy Foundation's mission to bring philosophy...
http://t.co/kk2mdvz7 18th Sep RT
@tes: John Hattie has the ear of many gov'ts. He may be the world's most influential edu-demic. We spoke to him
http://t.co/BWGOC6C1 ...
17th Sep Gove's new EBacc feels like we're swapping deck chairs on the titanic
#ukedchat #newsnight 17th Sep GCSE exams to be replaced by EBacc
http://t.co/fWOW5V1Z via
@guardian why are politicians so concerned with testing rather than thinking?
11th Sep @dansumners glad to hear it went well...we knew you would enjoy it!
10th Sep Great reviews out already for Peter Worley's new book The If Odyssey:...
http://t.co/wldKaTNP 4th Sep RT
@JamDanFish: Apparently too many people were having fun without exchanging money for specific goods during the Olympics
3rd Sep RT
@wmarybeard: Does Gove know what purpose exams are supposed to be fit for? Real muddle. "Sudden death exams" sidelined for a REASON. ...
3rd Sep Back to school blues? Treat yourself, save money and get your class thinking with our 'Back to School Book Bundles':
http://t.co/x6ldmiwT 3rd Sep Welcome
@muzrobertson to our team: working to bring philosophy to schools and communities.
25th Jul Phone down at philosophy found hq, please use 07941 215 051 till further notice (probably Friday).
23rd Jul Maths & reasoning TES:
http://t.co/I7BIlaAJ We've said it before and we'll say it again: REASONING needs to be at the heart of all learning
23rd Jul #ukedchat - anyone from schools in Camden interested in taking part in our If Odyssey Project? 2 more free school...
http://t.co/SlYOoIdC 19th Jul RT
@sophiasbigideas: Are you a teacher looking to bring a little philosophy into your classroom? Free downloadable lesson plan: http:// ...
19th Jul We've got some great news this month in our newsletter - it really has been a terrific end to the year and I...
http://t.co/vqlGUpLl 19th Jul So much to tell! It's been a great end to the school year for us all at TPF, thanks to everyone for all their support:
http://t.co/QgZ0aSfv 27th Jun New website "Big Questions Online", funded by the John Templeton Foundation, has just launched. The goal of the...
http://t.co/gDN9V8zy 22nd Jun Check out the current issue of The Philosophers Magazine. Free content available....
http://t.co/ttFcDbYE 18th Jun RT
@muzrobertson: Corrupting the youth of Athe... er, running philosophy sessions for London schoolkids from Thursday, with
@philosophyf ...
28th May A new philosophy journal Thought, online only completely free for first 2 years of publication. Call For Papers:
http://t.co/9BJJoEvd 27th May RT
@GuardianBooks: Michael Sandel: 'We need to reason about how to value our bodies, human dignity, teaching and learning'
http://t.co/7 ...
18th May 10 y-o in philosophy today about time, Q: how long is now? A: 'Now is the measurement of the shortest unit of time.'
#philosophy #p4c 14th May TPF's monthly newsletter is all about philosophical dialogue, film, theatre & conversations:
http://t.co/uSRmrDYi 13th May Guest Blog, Mark Vernon 'to whom, or what, are you grateful when you say thank you?'
http://t.co/s5OGayGg God: The Big Question, Mark Vernon
4th May #FF @LiLoFestival very excited to be a part of the Looking In Looking Out philosophy and film festival at Conway Hall.
4th May Looking In, Looking Out a philosophy and film festival at Conway Hall 27th June - July 5th:
http://t.co/EDcT9MoX 3rd May RT
@DrJohnLTaylor: On May 8, join AC Grayling, Angie Hobbs and Julian Baggini to discuss philosophy's place in education - Please RT ht ...
30th Apr #EduMatters agree with Peter Hyman - too much talking from teacher, not enough collaborative / enquiry based learning.
#philosophy can help
30th Apr Guest blogger, Mark Vernon, asks, 'what is religion?' in this weeks blog:
http://t.co/K80GdUsM 20th Apr -ve feedback: 'heating!' 'would have been good to have more time', 'setting in a primary school v. appropriate, but chairs are a challenge!'
20th Apr +ve feedback Stage 1 course: "Course exceeded expectations", "enjoyed the rapport between trainers", "an excellent course", "outstanding"
17th Apr This could be inspiring, a summer holiday with philosophy and philosophical enquiry:
http://t.co/YqnNkmw8 13th Apr RT
@muzrobertson: Excited about the
@philosophyfound training course starting tomorrow. We need more philosophy in more classrooms. http ...
13th Apr Getting ready for our Stage 1 course tomorrow - it's the biggest we've ever run, think it will be a great course.
3rd Apr RT
@PhilosopherLiam: It's true that critical thinking skills are required by all but not only for uni, for life. The solution is teachin ...
30th Mar RT
@rosiecoaching: "The child who has gained thinking skills is not merely a child who has grown, but a child whose very capacity for gr ...
30th Mar @sarastanleyp4c you certainly have a fan in Geof Timms. Congratulations, great work and use of philosophy.
30th Mar “A reliable thinking skills program would prepare children for more effective thinking in the future.” Lipman
#philosophy #edchat #p4c 30th Mar Scientists tap the genius of babies and youngsters to make computers smarter
http://t.co/ZLq6EOAt 30th Mar Scientists tap the genius of babies and youngsters to make computers smarter:
http://t.co/XqKdPYy5 29th Mar @Sophrosyne_1 agreed - but it will be worth it.
@peter_worley inspiring trainer and a fun day ahead of philosophical enquiry.
26th Mar "Students will not acquire meaning merely by learning the contents of adult knowledge" Matthew Lipman 'Philosophy in the Classroom'
25th Mar @Jo_Bowers we already know about it thanks Jo, just unable to make it. Enjoy!
24th Mar "Thinking is natural, but it can also be recognised as a skill that can be perfected." Lipman '
#Philosophy in the Classroom'
#edchat #p4c 24th Mar "Students will not acquire meaning merely by learning the contents of adult knowledge" Lipman '
#Philosophy in the Classroom'
#edchat 22nd Mar @Rachevs @Jo_Bowers we&
#39;ve only had +ve feedback. Don&
#39;t worry about reading it cover 2 cover, read how to section and then try it out
21st Mar RT
@Jo_Bowers: I bought "the If Machine" by Peter Worley today, so off to have a read of that now.
#p4c 13th Mar #ukedchat tonight 7pm Philosophy Now radio show is on whether philosophy should be taught in schools, & if so, how?:
http://t.co/uRuaYKJm 6th Mar Andrew Day representing The Philosophy Foundation at this ToMax talk...hope to see some of you there.
http://t.co/thbU00XB 6th Mar Please sponsor Daniel in his Edinburgh Marathon run for The Philosophy Foundation
http://t.co/PFAX80RH 5th Mar RT
@BBKPhilosophy: Interesting piece by Barry Smith on Comment is Free today: "Neuroscience & Philosophy must work together"
http://t.co ...
3rd Mar RT
@MomentumLive:
@EngageinEd Pls RT-Inclusion TV dates changed-April 25-27th,amazing training for profs working with young people http: ...
3rd Mar @RobTorrington unhappy ram - being happy all the time is not healthy.
2nd Mar Dear followers, we've changed our twitter account to
@philosophyfound to keep inline with our charity name.
2nd Mar RT
@Sophrosyne_1:
#mathstest C,D,D,A. However, the problems you have used to test maths require good literacy skills. How do you isolat ...
2nd Mar @timrayner01 We look forward to finding out more about 'Life Changing: A Philosophical Guide' - that's why we do philosophy in schools!
27th Feb The Philosophical Quarterly Prize Essay Competition. This year is asking for submissions on philosophy and the...
http://t.co/eIKcmfAr 27th Feb The Philosophical Quarterly Prize Essay Competition. This year, philosophy and the expressive arts:
http://t.co/yhb5LXzL 21st Feb @iamsamthomas Hi Sam, great to meet you last night and we look forward to working with you in the future.
19th Feb RT
@jennythepoet:
@BBCPeterH Thanks 4 today's SP debate. Children learn when motivated = heard. Reason is the First R not the Fourth! (h ...
13th Feb RT
@stephenlaw60: Stephen Law: Discussion Tuesday 21 Feb, Magdalen College, Oxford - Swinburne, Atkins, Louis and myself
http://t.co/AVl ...
13th Feb We are seeking a group of schools in London interested in engaging with the Classics in the form of
#philosophy & The Odyssey KS2/3
#edchat 13th Feb RT
@Open_Futures: Philosophy encourages more thoughtful & reflective children, enabling them to participate in society.
http://t.co/BdDa ...
12th Feb RT
@SteveCooke: I bet my kids hate having an analytic philosopher for a dad. Whenever they say 'it's not fair!' I ask them to begin by ...
12th Feb RT
@Thinking_Space_: Not sure that making
#philosophy COMPULSORY is the best way to inspire students & teachers. Softly, softly Mr Massi ...
12th Feb RT
@Thinking_Space_: In Feb & March we're offering half-price taster workshops for schools interested in philosophical dialogue & enquir ...
12th Feb RT
@TheOughtSpot: Students, check out the work of
@philosophyshop! What do you think about getting Socratic at a young age? I approve!
9th Feb @PhilWheeler1 Not really, and for all the schools we work in we generally work the last half of the summer term with Y6 for this
#ukedchat 9th Feb @PhilWheeler1 we run philosophy sessions on change, identity, personal responsibility with Y6 to specifically aid transition
#ukedchat 9th Feb @PhilWheeler1 speaking & listening project works with Y7s for a year doing philosophy they then facilitate sessions with Y6 pupils
#ukedchat 9th Feb #ukedchat we've just developed a great project for Year 7, S&L & transition, have applied 4 funds, now need to find 5 schools in East London
8th Feb @samaraata We've already put in a letter of intent with you...
7th Feb @jonathanwebber Yes, sorry, trying to fit everything in had to thank you in next tweet!
7th Feb #badreasoning grounds given for not pardoning
#Turing appear to be grounds for not quashing conviction. A pardon doesn't quash conviction ->
3rd Feb @philosofoyle 6 800 000 000 this is a number on the internet what does it represent? A question we ask children age 8 <, exploring knowledge
3rd Feb #nsw12 Year 3 philosophy. Dylan's Question: 'Once upon a time the end' Is this a story? If not, what is a story?
2nd Feb #nsw12 today's stories for thinking
#philosophy: Gyges Ring (being good), Dream Witch (XP machine), Sinbad: Old Man of Sea (desire)
#edchat 2nd Feb #nsw12 today's stories for thinking included: Frog & Scorpion (personal responsibility), The Tony Test (AI), 2 Painters (aesthetics)
#edchat 31st Jan RT
@alicebell: Alan Turing, a broken heart, and the invention of the computer - UCL lunchtime lecture from
@jon_agar, 16th Feb:
http://t ...
31st Jan #nsw12 Year 5
#philosophy. Story: The 6 Wise Men. Question: Is an elephant one thing or many things? Story avail on our site for members
30th Jan #nsw12 #ukedchat year 2 philosophy: a girl who wishes to always get what she wants. Question: Is it fair?
30th Jan #nsw12 #ukedchat Mr Good with Year 2. Question: should mr good go back to badland to teach the bad people how to be good or stay in goodland
30th Jan @zettel23 our experience and observations demonstrate that you're wrong on both counts. That is, if it's done well.
30th Jan #nsw12 #ukedchat doing the Odyssey part 12 with year 6: Kalypso. Question: can you choose to love someone, and: what is love?
30th Jan #nsw12 #ukedchat 9:30: story of Polycrates of Samos with Year 4 - 'the luckiest man in the world' Question: does luck exist?
28th Jan RT
@littleatoms: There's also a lovely little review of the excellent
@philosophybites book in the Guardian Review. Highly recommended.
26th Jan RT
@BaldWorm:
@peter_worley says 'Teacher's role to help pupils navigate through the labyrinth' Key words: navigation; absence & tools
26th Jan @pickledbooks -> looking @ names, meanings and non-existent entities: can something that doesn’t exist have certain qualities or features?
26th Jan @pickledbooks we will be telling stories as the stimuli for most of our philosophy lessons next week, for e.g. Cyclops from the Odyssey ->
26th Jan Our specialists will be doing all their philosophy sessions next week through storytelling for National Storytelling Week.
25th Jan @nancydavispdx there are some more free Thoughtings for download at TES. There is a full e-book with loads more. Contact me if you want one.
23rd Jan @BaldWorm Excellent, can't wait to hear / see the results.
13th Jan We're not blue this January, too much going on! Check out this months newsletter:
http://t.co/6XrPs3I3 9th Jan @dansumners how exciting. How were the children?
20th Dec Curriculum Review 3.21 ‘philosophy for children’ or integrated across the school curriculum, such as ‘thinking skills’.
#philosophy #edchat 19th Dec @TrudaSpruyt Either is great - glad they enjoyed themselves.
13th Dec Great stuff on resonance fm, Grant Bartley from
@PhilosophyNow just asked, as a closing question: 'so...what is the meaning of life?'
13th Dec RT
@timesed: Don't strike, have a classroom revolution
http://t.co/eiuXhLrb 1st Dec @lorz18 See you then Laura, be great to catch up!
25th Nov @andrewjtaggart and you! Our Co-founder trained as a philosophical counsellor, it was part of our make up when we first started in 2007.
25th Nov @julesevans77 Did you manage to get in contact with Ben Jeffery about his new book?
25th Nov We've joined The Big Give:
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You can donate to support our work, leave a legacy or help us by becoming a trustee
24th Nov Let’s get the UK thinking: Join us for London’s first Philosophy festival |http://t.co/LlSG4ANX via
@philosophynow 17th Nov RT
@Routledge_Phil: Ok, folks, are you ready for our World Philosophy Day giveaway?
17th Nov Happy World Philosophy Day. We are officially changing our name today to The Philosophy Foundation:
http://t.co/y6lYgo5R 9th Nov Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. Feel free to nominate us if you are so inclined (bottom of pg):
http://t.co/JVb0JTnU 7th Nov World Philosophy Day: Thursday 17th November. We are giving away free philosophy lessons for all year groups, more soon.
5th Nov @BaldWorm It seems to have been taken from The If Machine - the exact quote from one of our Year 6 children which is in the book?
3rd Nov @tomaxtalks thanks, and we will hopefully come to one of your events soon.
1st Nov @teshelen she was inspirational wasn't she! and Rachel Tucker from
#Wicked movingly spoke for those who have been left uninspired.
1st Nov thanks to
@JDLiteracyTrust for inviting us to the launch of the all party parliamentary literacy group today. Inspiring and inspirational.
30th Oct Strikes us as tragic: 3rd petition in 1 year that we have had to sign to try and save a philosophy department
http://t.co/cCtW8IFN 27th Oct RT
@peter_worley: Live philosophy session with children on Philosophy Now radio show available with a 'hints and tips' doc on my site: h ...
26th Oct Yet more cuts to philosophy: University of Northampton cuts philosophy department, Northampton Chronicle & Echo:
http://t.co/OozDVn1y 25th Oct kids doing philosophy on live radio asked 'why do you like philosophy?' "once you get deeply into the question there's even more answers",
25th Oct Seamlessly moving from mereology to Kant's ideas of space and time
http://t.co/P6BBTOCc with children live on radio aged 8-10
17th Oct @HistPhilosophy welcome to twitter! May you have many followers and much fun.
11th Oct So, Gove has decided to opt out of certain PISA tests...I wonder why...?
http://t.co/LoXTzmFq 7th Oct New philosophical enquiry added for our members for Black History Month 'Where Am I?' themes of identity, mind/brain:
http://t.co/z8mWPM9H 6th Oct It is National Poetry Day & we are calling on the poets within to join us in creating The Anthology of Unwritten Poems:
http://t.co/dL3iMdwz 6th Oct October Newsletter welcomes a new Patron & celebrates 21 years of philosophy for children in the UK
http://t.co/vX0pBmMH 5th Oct Celebrate National Poetry Day (Oct 6th) in style with our puzzles, paradoxes & problems in poetry to think with,
http://t.co/Y41ycJ8z 5th Oct 6 Oct National Poetry Day, we are giving away free Thoughtings: puzzles, paradoxes & problems in poetry to think with:
http://t.co/9xS1QJKK 2nd Oct @PhilosopherLiam how can one be critical without 'right and wrongs'? is my question.
30th Sep RT
@dansumners: I'm considering starting a philosophy discussion group in Finsbury Park - when the page has 50 likes I'll set up... http ...
30th Sep Great article in TESPro about philosophy in schools (& our work). Unfortunately you can only read it if you subscribe:
http://t.co/d0snf7MG 28th Sep RT
@peter_worley: Take a look at The Philosophy Foundation with NatWest CommunityForce. Vote for them to win £6,000
#CommunityForce http ...
28th Sep Trying to get philosophy onto the English curriculum is making it into Dutch papers now:
http://t.co/vnNVfLJe 22nd Sep RT
@InnovateMySchl: Read the 1st edition of our new online magazine full of expert articles that will inspire, challenge and excite http ...
21st Sep RT
@peter_worley: Getting ready for my RIP lecture today. What can uni philosophy learn from primary philosophy? 5:15 St Mary's Uni, Ted ...
21st Sep Podcast & paper should be available for tonights RIP lecture 'What can university phi learn from primary phi?'
http://t.co/KaOBPdbI 21st Sep RT
@psychopoesie:
@philosophyshop Took a moment 2 realise RIP did not = Rest In Peace - a completely different sort of event where early ...
19th Sep The RIP event is proving very popular. Seats cannot be reserved so if you would like to attend please arrive early:
http://t.co/iwpHhbTA 15th Sep Take a look at The Philosophy Foundation with NatWest CommunityForce. RT now! Voting begins 26th September.
http://t.co/2DKjAqFt 15th Sep RT
@Sophrosyne_1: Off to the HE Academy's 'Valuing Philosophy Degrees' conference to speak for
@philosophyshop. Hoping to enlist some ne ...
14th Sep RT
@gallimhxx: Great believer in philosophy for children!
@philosophyshop brought critical thinking to another level in my classroom! ht ...
14th Sep Open letter to Guardian about having philosophy in our schools, 52 signatures of philosophers, comedians & celebrities
http://t.co/5DQBCj5 13th Sep congratulation to
@john4london who has been selected as the Lib Dem candidate for the GLA.
12th Sep http://t.co/aRa2YZl "I will support The Philosophy Shop in its work, which is hugely important and worthwhile" Terry Jones (Third Sector)
11th Sep RT
@robinince: I've put up one of my Dodgem Logic articles for those who missed this fine magazine - robinince.wordpress.com
9th Sep September newsletter now available online, inc. news on adult courses, RIP lectures, CPD offers, new magazine and book:
http://t.co/FIU8oDl 8th Sep @uptone we have 27 trained philosophy specialists, and currently 18 trainees. You can see them here (click on level):
http://t.co/cZkBwbA 6th Sep http://t.co/rN7ZWv8 Fundraising news -Python & Patron Terry Jones : "It seems reasonable 2 teach children 2 reason; & unreasonable not 2."
5th Sep @Sophrosyne_1 thanks Ruth. We will get touch with her I think.
1st Sep @Brixest We are looking in to video training but it all costs - one day!
1st Sep http://t.co/rmJZkpX Catch it if you can, Tom Dale Guardian 'Artist of the Week': witty, philosophical and someone we wave to from our office
31st Aug You can now read the original full version of Sarah Ebner's article for the Times about philosophy in schools here:
http://t.co/ULdURpW 29th Aug Only three places remaining on our specialist philosophy teacher training course this september - join our team:
http://t.co/rYf8CSr 22nd Aug Robin Alexander on the curriculum 'Reinvesting in Arts Education' US report shows us the way to 21st Century education
http://t.co/c18XYMe 21st Aug The philosophy of religion debate continues on The Philosophy Foundation's blog:
http://t.co/DGcIe3W 19th Aug RT
@WillsRazor: A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children
18th Aug @casaljm @thersaorg moral development according to kohlberg starts in the self, moves to those close to you and then to general human rights
18th Aug @JaneBB although Plato removed parents entirely from education!
11th Aug RT
@kingdjlogan: Great quote from Waterstone's employee on the news: "We'll stay open, if they steal some books they might learn somethi ...
11th Aug @alaindebotton 'Richard II' civil unrest, 'Othello' don't believe everything you're told, 'Macbeth' power corrupts
11th Aug @alaindebotton Shakespeare is relevant: R&J gang warfare, Richard III political power gone mad, problem of perception (media) Much Ado
11th Aug RT
@RuthieGledhill: ABC Rowan Williams in Lords: 'Education more & more dominated by instrumentalist model; less & less concerned with v ...
11th Aug RT
@DalaiLama: You must not consider tolerance and patience to be signs of weakness. I consider them signs of strength.
11th Aug RT
@RogerSteare: The financial and economic crisis marks the death of money. Money used to be a promise we trusted. No more. Food, water ...
10th Aug RT
@TottenhamGig: Hi
@DavidLammy We're planning a benefit gig for neighbours affected by the riots. We need volunteers to make this happ ...
10th Aug @GuidoFawkes funny! But 'a' cause is not 'the' cause. Sorry to be serious.
10th Aug --> where are the role models for today's youth?
10th Aug @RogerSteare a similar point made by rapper last night on newsnight: wherever you look now you see greed: politicians, media, adverts ->
10th Aug LSE Blog politics and policy: The riots an end to Cameron's Big Society?
http://bit.ly/nPbK9q 9th Aug @RogerSteare Yes, but worth saying on the streets around Lewisham people are talking & supporting each other. Lets not forget good people.
9th Aug RT
@john4london:
#londonriots A massive thanks to all the Police, Fire and other emergency services in London who will be in harms way a ...
9th Aug @PhilGeek read the blogs and reply to the arguments please don't use ad hominem moves.
9th Aug RT
@jacob_99:
#obvious:spending time with kids doing moral philosophy just might make them more reflective when acting in life
#londonri ...
9th Aug @PhilGeek it's not meant as self-serving it is meant as part of the dialogue.
9th Aug "Can philosophy help with rioting?" We want more rational riots please! More Philosophy Shop thoughts on the riots:
http://t.co/oeHOafA 9th Aug 'Anarchy in the UK: philosophy a luxury or a necessity', new Philosophy Shop blog:
http://t.co/229aRk0 9th Aug @tim_graham that's exactly what Lipman thought.
9th Aug Matthew Lipman began Philosophy For Children back in the sixties in response to student riots. Worth noting!
7th Aug RT
@neilhimself: "Looking back over a lifetime, you see love was the answer to
everything." Ray Bradbury.
2nd Aug 'Thinking Changes: Philosophy in schools' seems to be fav. It's for marketing 'call to action' only 48 characters allowed, inc. spaces!
2nd Aug Help from twitter followers. Which is better?
"Thinking Changes: Philosophy in schools" or "Philosophy in schools: thinking changes"
#advice 31st Jul RT
@philosophybites: A Little History of Philosophy - Nigel Warburton at Foyles, Charing X Rd, London 6.30pm-7.30pm Sept. 20th. (free) h ...
30th Jul 'Philosophers on philosophy in schools' makes the Sunday Times Festival of Education highlights, read session reports:
http://t.co/rDFz2bJ 29th Jul "I should have taken the money..."
29th Jul A philosopher is given a choice of wisdom, wealth or women. He chooses wisdom. In a flash of light he is given his wish and then looks up...
29th Jul Another comedian (& KCL philosophy grad) supports our campaign
@rosentweets @robinince what's the connection between philosophy & comedians?
29th Jul @rosentweets Thanks for your support Tom: I believe you know a few of our philosophy teachers from KCL
29th Jul RT
@rosentweets: You know I don't care about many things, but this is one of them. Philosophy in schools! Sign this. You're my heroes. h ...
28th Jul "If everyone studied philosophy, it would lead to a society where people’s beliefs, views & values were more carefully thought out" (Year 7)
28th Jul More letters from young people to Michael Gove: "Philosophy enriches the mind and promotes reasoning and thinking for oneself."
26th Jul Valuing philosophy degrees, a conference exploring employability in philosophy:
http://t.co/t0Y5Ga8 20th Jul Great day, and thanks to
@JDLiteracyTrust for your help and advice this morning.
17th Jul RT
@Peston: The arrest of Rebekah Brooks is a huge deal - one degree of separation from the most powerful people (several of them) in the UK
17th Jul Text PHIL10 £10 (or whatever you want to give) to 70070 to donate to THE PHILOSOPHY FOUNDATION & make a difference today
http://t.co/TarFIkB 15th Jul RT
@JDLiteracyTrust: Great afternoon watching a year 4 philosophy class expertly led by
@peter_Worley at John Ball School. Children deep ...
12th Jul Last opportunity to become a philosophy teacher with us until further notice:
http://t.co/03T7gtp 12th Jul @SirKenRobinson "Systems of mass education are built on 2 pillars: the first is economic...the second is intellectual." Out of Our Minds
12th Jul Piaget "only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent or gradual."
12th Jul @stuartnam thank you, and we agree: school is stuck in industrial revolution, factory machines. World has moved on. Need a school revolution
11th Jul @stuartnam @4_Rs schools may well kill creativity, but there are some excellent philosophy teachers (ours for example!) who encourage it.
11th Jul @stuartnam completely disagree with you, philosophy can and is done extremely well in the classroom. What have you based your claim on?
11th Jul Maughn Gregory on Lipman's model of Philosophy for Children:
http://t.co/IlW6915 Why Radio, "Teaching Philosophy for Children"
11th Jul RT
@4_Rs: I thnk that
#philosophy is the most fantastic addition 2 the modern primary & secondary skool curriculum - K Martinez
http://t ...
8th Jul New discussion started on our board: Media corrupts and absolute media corrupts absolutely
http://t.co/FJCyenG 7th Jul Next episode of WHY? Philosophical discussions of everyday life is on 'Teaching Philosophy for Children'
http://t.co/1g87O27 4th Jul Help us raise money by shopping online at no cost to you at all. Log into easyfundraising & register us as your charity
http://t.co/vnh8A8c 1st Jul "Philosophy is like the foundation of a house, to be good at English or maths or science you have the foundation of being able to think."
1st Jul "Philosophy is about thinking outside the box and finding more possible answers to a question." Donate Year 6
#philosophyinschools 1st Jul "Surely you would agree that children should start critical thinking at a young age." Tyler Year 6
#philosophyinschools 1st Jul Have started to receive letters to Michael Gove by children who have experienced our philosophy lessons, they are fantastic! ---->
1st Jul Our first Philosophical Forum on the topic of Genetic Enhancement in Sport:
http://t.co/AEVRUC5 1st Jul We'd like to welcome
@matt_boniecki to twitter and as to The Philosophy Shop as our new Project Co-ordinator.
27th Jun Practitioners and Philosophy for Children - London School of Economics: Public lectures and events
http://t.co/ce4vJZO 24th Jun @IAMKP We know all about the course and wonderful work Catherine has done - music and philosophy seem v. closely linked. Divergent thinking!
24th Jun @childrenthink only in terms of the people there : John White's speech raised some points everyone wanted to debate more. That's philosophy!
24th Jun RT
@JDLiteracyTrust: Great to be on the panel with the big brained
@phillipblond at the philosophy for children seminar. Almost got cont ...
24th Jun RT
@Thinking_Space_: Roundtable on Philosophy for Children at LSE was worth the 6 hour round trip from Sheffield; I especially enjoyed t ...
24th Jun After last nights fantastic debates on philosophy in schools at the LSE read our Whitepaper on philosophy for children:
http://t.co/YUNSjxW 24th Jun RT
@julesevans77: Did u do philosophy A-level or a philosophy degree? Did it put you off, or deepen your enthusiasm? Let me know 4 piece ...
24th Jun RT
@Phillip_Blond: Great debate at the philosophy for children event at the LSE - Jonathan Douglas teaching us a lot about reading and l ...
23rd Jun RT
@peter_worley: Philosophy for children Roundtable at the LSE today at 5, east building. Free. Please join us and RT
23rd Jun Last day you can purchase The If Machine on our site for only £12 [RRP £17.99] only one per person I'm afraid, UK only.
http://t.co/CKOfKRO 22nd Jun RT
@Mike_Bostock: "If Michael Gove wants to replicate his own education, let him do it on his own children - not the nations' children" ...
21st Jun @TrudaSpruyt It was a great debate. Will Alfie be wanting to write to Gove about philosophy being done in schools by any chance?
21st Jun @SteveCooke apparently not, philosophy is for the young now a days you know!
21st Jun RT
@philosophybites: I'll be speaking about philosophy for children on BBC Radio 3 Nightwaves after 10pm tonight
21st Jun We'd like to welcome our wonderful chair of trustees
@pengedad to twitter. Psychiatrist, father, philosophers, writer of short stories.
20th Jun @cathyby Pleasure. If you're in the UK you can buy the book until Thurs for only £12 plus P&P from our website. Enjoy!
20th Jun @OliveraMijuskov They are also rather good at logic and indexicals too if given the opportunity...
20th Jun RT
@Orse99:
@philosophyshop My son's favourite primary sch lesson -philosophy. Loved debate, paradoxes & room to think. More please! htt ...
20th Jun @cathyby You buy the book, you use the book. Do as you will with it.
20th Jun @Orse99 They're our favourite lessons too! Please sign our petition to get philosophy in schools if you haven't already:
http://t.co/ecSTvcs 20th Jun @cathyby If she wants to buy from us get her to email me (emma@) with her address and I will send her a copy rather than go through site ->
20th Jun @cathyby Not outside our remit. Best resource that will help her immediately and give her many lesson plans would be The If Machine book.
20th Jun @cathyby we have - what are you after?
20th Jun Arab Cultural Association Nazareth looking for someone to run critical thinking course this summer. If interst email me
http://t.co/e2YcflC 20th Jun RT
@jonathanwebber: "Adam Curtis believed that 200,000 Guardian readers watching late night BBC2 could change the world":
http://t.co/wh ...
20th Jun Prof. Alison Gopnik, author of 'The Philosophical Baby', signs our 4Rs petition to get philosophy in to schools:
http://t.co/rzW5S5T 20th Jun RT
@philosophybites: 'Exploring Philosophy' - podcasts from the Open Univ. on iTunes: Thought Experiments, Personal Identity and more ht ...
20th Jun Just discovered the problem of two twitter accounts...
20th Jun Can children do philosophy, what have philosophers said about it and how could it be implemented ? All up for debate:
http://t.co/oRRb4fw 20th Jun RT
@public_uni: 30 Professors to resign posts as peer-reviewers for the AHRC in protest against its links to Govt's big society agenda h ...
18th Jun The Man Who Went Up A Mill And Came Down A Montaigne
#philosopyfilms 16th Jun Run up to
#LSEP4C v. special offer available on our site for The If Machine book. One week only:
http://t.co/CKOfKRO only £12 (RRP £17.99)
16th Jun @philosophybites Alison Gopnik's book Philosophical Baby is great - is she in the UK or will you be podcasting across the pond?
15th Jun Reminder about new play: The Happiness Index: What David Cameron Can Learn From The Ancient Greeks & Romans:
http://t.co/lfcYNiw June 19
14th Jun RT
@ThePhilDoc: Interested in Philosophy with Children? If you are European join SOPHIA Network. Ex-Europe become FRIEND OF SOPHIA http: ...
14th Jun Membership to our site is now international, so if you'd like to support our work & have access to useful pedagogy tips
http://t.co/huXytU4 10th Jun RT
@CPRnet: If Michael Gove wants schools not to prejudge pupil outcomes according to poverty will he also stop labelling children by a ...
8th Jun New sessions available on our site on Islamic Philosopher Avicenna. Thanks to KCL's Prof. Peter Adamson for his seminar to our specialists
7th Jun RT
@stephenlaw60: I will talking about my new book Believing Bullshit tomorrow night (Wednesday 8th) on Nightwaves programme, BBC Radio ...
6th Jun @benmoor RT Also hugely proud of
@SceneandHeardUK for receiving The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - great work well done all.
5th Jun @Brixest Thank you for tweeting about us, and come and join us in an educational revolution!
5th Jun @johntonta You would probably manage to make a whole house out of fluff and sellotape...
4th Jun @howlightgetsin Brilliant thanks, shall browse at leisure! Presume more will go up as the festival continues or comes to an end?
www.iai.tv 3rd Jun @howlightgetsin are there videos available for the public on all the amazing debates and talks that have happened over the festival?
3rd Jun Back from
@howlightgetsin,
@peter_worley talk tent was rammed on Wednesday as grown ups experienced XP machine & heard what kids had to say
31st May Off to
@howlightgetsin today for fun, frolics and philosophy. 3 events tomorrow and 1 on Thursday. See you there.
31st May A new philosophical enquiry on maths available to download from our site for members. Who are the Platos or Aristotles in your class?
27th May Measuring the height of pyramids: article in Creative Teaching & Learning this month by
@peter_worley Socratic questioning to get to answers
25th May @peter_worley will be talking about how big ideas can be brought to children without watering them down
@howlightgetsin next Wed at 5pm
23rd May @howlightgetsin We expect some of the dishes to be on offer at the festival...served up with some platatoes...sorry, doesn't cut the mustard
23rd May Debate on the popularisation of philosophy
@howlightgetsin Wed June 1st 5pm. Can philosophy ever be bite size?
23rd May @CPRnet Could you point us in the direction of the research please?
23rd May New philosophy lesson plans on Business Ethics (KS2 & KS3) uploaded for all our members on our site:
www.thephilosophyshop.co.uk 23rd May RT
@microphilosophy: Barring last-minute changes (not very unusual), I should be on Radio Four's Today programme, today around 08:50. ht ...
22nd May New
#philosophy lesson plans uploaded on to site for all our members on logic and knowledge: 'Tabby is a cat' & 'What do you know?'
21st May What time zone is the
#rapture happening in?
21st May RT
@ProfBrianCox: I think we should all pretend the
#rapture is happening so that when Harold Camping gets left behind later today he'll ...
21st May RT
@peter_worley Session on Nozick's XPM: 11 year old girl: "I wouldn't plug into the XP Machine but I would live real life as if I had."
20th May @BBCr4today @doctorow and it's great for getting children engaged in philosophical discussions!
20th May @peter_worley at least you'll know for future reference.
19th May The teenage brain explained on "Inside the Human Body"
@DrMichaelMosley Do we now have sympathy for teenagers?
19th May What is a collection of philosophers? Just described (accidentally) on
@PhilosophyNow radio as "a grump of philosophers"...nice
19th May @keith_wilson what if the tweeter is a thing and not a person though?
19th May Philosophy Now Radio Show tonight: Teaching Philosophy to Children. Grant Bartley & John Holroyd interview Peter Worley at 8pm
19th May 2 new events for kids
@howlightgetsin Wed 1st 10am "What do you really want?" ages 10 & below, Thur 2nd 10am "So you think you're free?" 10+
18th May Correction to previous tweet, the
@PhilosophyNow radio show is on at 8pm, not 7pm. Pete Worley interviewed about philosophy for children.
16th May @stephenfry thought perhaps your friend had a goose, or a goose egg was your friend, in which case eating them was not friendly...
16th May @corinthino Thanks for the tweet - we're here and doing indexicals (amongst other things) with children!
16th May @HannahScott_ We've got some great sessions on portraiture and standard of taste, email me if you'd like them. emma
@the...
16th May @julesevans77 thanks. I believe you're going to be
@howlightgetsin running some workshops - will you be around when we're there? 1st June?
16th May @HannahScott_ thanks Hannah - do you mean the one on teaching children moral philosophy?
16th May AC Grayling & Angie Hobbs, comedian Robin Ince & educationalist Catherine McCall become patrons of The Philosophy Shop
http://bit.ly/kL3Jva 14th May @TrudaSpruyt That's a shame Truda, yes were
@howlightgetsin on Wed 1st and Thu 2nd. Would have been great to see you and Alfie there!
13th May A final wise quote from Hume as a close to a wonderful week: "A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence."
#Hume 13th May Our week of celebrating Hume in the classroom is drawing to a close & has seen kids looking at miracles, knowledge and the standard of taste
13th May @PhilosophyNow latest issue out today, and it is a special on Philosophy for Children, dedicated to Matthew Lipman who died this year.
#P4C 13th May "We are got to fairy land, long ere we have reached the last steps of our theory [of the universal operation of the Supreme Being]"
#Hume 13th May Missed a
#Hume tweet yesterday so today it is 2 for the price of one!
#philosophy...stay tuned...
13th May RT
@BBCr4today: This government, like the last “reduces education to a kind of factory process”, says Master of Wellington College Antho ...
11th May "[N]o testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous."
11th May The Philosophy Shop Hume Week, quote a little later than usual - we like to keep you on your toes...
#Hume 10th May "Morals excite passions, and produce or prevent actions...The rules of morality, therefore, are not conclusions of our reason."
#Hume week
9th May TPS Hume week continues: "Where men are the most sure and arrogant, they are commonly the most mistaken"
#Hume #Philosophy 8th May RT
@drangiehobbs: Also looking forward to giving a talk on Plato and Atlantis at HowTheLightGetsIn at Hay on May 29th
8th May RT
@drangiehobbs: Discussing Plato and Atlantis in 'Atlantis: the Evidence - a Timewatch Special' Monday 9th May BBC2 19.00
8th May RT
@mattbuxton10: So we'll keep kids on until get Eng&Maths Cs, but take EMA away? Gove may have his 3Rs, but lacks 4th (Reasoning)! htt ...
8th May "[Selves are] nothing but a bundle or collection of different perceptions which succeed each other with an incomparable rapidity"
#Hume 8th May The Philosophy Shop 'Hume Week' continues with a quote a day...
7th May RT
@RichardWiseman: I predict this tweet will be re-tweeted 97 times. So, are you going to re-tweet it or not?
7th May @RichardWiseman It won't be for long though - you didn't stipulate a time limit.
7th May @RichardWiseman Nope! Just finished reading paranormality...so we will be interested to see how accurate your prediction is.
7th May "Though there be no such thing as Chance in the world; our ignorance of the real cause of any event has the same influence on understanding"
7th May Happy 300th Birthday Hume - we are celebrating by running a Hume Week: all our specialists are running sessions on Hume's ideas in school.
5th May #yestoAV But of course we're not clever enough to consider more than 2 options are we...
5th May #yestoAV although ironic that we are voting for a change in our voting system with only 2 options. What happened to PR, STV, d'Hondt method?
4th May Friends, colleagues, fellow philosophers, please sign and retweet our petition. Want to get over 1000 signatures:
http://tinyurl.com/5vc5qrg 29th Apr @BBCRadio4 great commentary from your male presenters about the dress: it's white, there's a veil. Like me @ car show: there are red ones...
28th Apr Where are all the bods who voted 4 philosophy 2b taught in schools
@BBCr4today vote for "what should be taught in schools but isn't" in '06?
28th Apr Can we get our petition up to 900 over the bank holiday weekend? 4Rs campaign to get philosophy in schools:
http://tinyurl.com/5ulj8nx 28th Apr @Savephilosophy We hope you are experiencing an Epicurean delight with friends, the odd bit of cheese, conversation & right on your side!
28th Apr @filipmatous Have looked at your site and we like what you are doing too - see you on the 23rd, thanks for the tweet.
26th Apr @Savephilosophy very reasonable as in is going to listen to the calls not to shut down the philosophy single honors?
26th Apr RT
@ThePhilDoc: Its not that children are little adults - adults are big children
21st Apr Interesting articles in New Scientist this week: free will from a psychological perspective, molyneux problem and happiness
#philosophy 21st Apr Sorry to announce the death of Gareth Matthews pioneer in thinking writing & teaching about philosophy & children
http://tinyurl.com/6aun4an 18th Apr Philosophy the most useful degree:
http://tinyurl.com/6ccgpc9 We're biased but if most useful degree surely it should be a taught in schools
15th Apr Email from philosopher @ Greenwich: "Looks as though the battle may be lost...next battle stop them diluting remaining courses"
#philosophy 1st Apr Re: the closure of Greenwich University's philosophy department: the closure of any philosophy department is a threat to thinking itself.
1st Apr Save Philosophy at Greenwich - Sign the Petition
http://t.co/9Ft5IBD Another sign that education's shrinking to a hole called 'do not think'
31st Mar We'll be at Farncombe Estate again 29th - 31st May running a course on exploring philosophy through the arts:
http://tinyurl.com/5t7ozbu 24th Mar RT
@4_Rs: Launch of
#Philosophy in schools book ‘The If Machine’:
#4Rs supporters amassed 2 C how it’s done. Robin Ince guested.http://o ...
24th Mar "The best book of its kind currently available" & "A significant contribution to educational theory." Dr M Hand @ 'The If Machine' launch
3rd Mar RT
@4_Rs: ive seen [
#Philosophy] transform children in every aspect of their lives, says
#4Rs supporter R Cranwell. RT & Sign up! http:/ ...
1st Mar RT
@drangiehobbs: Philosophy is a hugely under-used resource in our education system. To petition Michael Gove, here's the link http:// ...
25th Feb RT
@4_Rs: "Teaching
#philosophy in schools is abt restoring children 2 their state of curiosity." -Writer Robert Rowland Smith on the ne ...
5th Jan RT
@4_Rs: New
#4Rs (Reasoning) supporter author Diana Janney: “…the importance of
#Philosophy for the nurturing of an inquiring and refl ...
28th Dec We are sorry to announce that Dr Matthew Lipman, the originator of philosophy for children died on December 26th.
20th Oct Missed the webchat with AC Grayling and Peter Worley about philosophy in schools last night? Catch up here:
http://tinyurl.com/379g3lu 19th Oct RT
@4_Rs: Don't miss philosopher AC Grayling and Philosophy in Schools expert Peter Worley on Mumsnet - tonight, 9pm
http://www.mumsnet.com/ 15th Oct A.C. Grayling and Peter Worley on Mumsnet Tuesday 19th Oct 9pm webchatting about philosophy in schools. Join in:
http://tinyurl.com/2vtetze 6th Oct Philippa Foot obituary in the Guardian:
http://tinyurl.com/37cpvhz Saw her talk on natural goodness and found it inspirational.
3rd Oct @carriejenkins that'll be the tube strikes fault. Admittedly there isn't much calm in the capital - but look at the scenery.
3rd Oct http://tinyurl.com/24cgxcj did anyone say anything about philosophy guaranteeing a good education? Non! (see final paragraph of article)
27th Sep RT
@4_Rs: “Teaching philosophy in schools is about restoring children to their state of curiosity." – Robert Smith
@RRSphilosopher #4rs ...
24th Sep @4_Rs Agree. Not only does philosophy develop higher-order thinking and reasoning (& various other) skills , children love it. Like haribo.
22nd Sep RT
@4_Rs: "Teaching students to think better is in the end even more important than teaching them to pass exams." - Philosopher John Dup ...
16th Sep RT
@4_Rs: "It's all very well being told what to think, but you can go much further if you are taught how to think." Comedian Robin Ince ...
5th May RT
@philosophyfball: £10 tickets available online til Sat 4pm, £20 on the day. Book now for the most important match of the season http: ...
8th Apr Michel de Montaigne for foreign secretary.
#voteplato 7th Apr Philippa Foot for Justice Secretary
#voteplato 29th Mar RT
@philosophyfball: "...the best philosophy translates creative ideas into action for the common good. You've scored twice already!" ht ...
25th Mar @alphabetofbeing the philosophers behind me have been talking for the last 60 minutes about conspiracy theories and the truth thereof.
22nd Mar RT
@philosophyfball: Philosophy like a good game of football involves a robust defence, a hard working mid-field, and a bit of flair in ...
8th Jan Great philosophy session today with Yr 6 kids on the nature of the soul. Socrates or Aristotle? Aporia to insight in one hour. Great!
8th Jan @iwrly which is your part of the website for us to look at and ponder over?
28th May Just won a writing prize in a competition, Tomorrow's Teacher, run by Teacher's TV, downloadable from
http://tinyurl.com/l4x3cc 21st May Sci-Phi a new course we're offering in science-fiction and philosophy. Join us if you can:
http://tinyurl.com/o7aoad 30th Apr http://tinyurl.com/d23aqh (Rose report) the essentials for learning and life (page 2) are all covered in our philosophy sessions in schools
23rd Apr Finishing for today
22nd Apr Chillin' after a hard but rewarding day.
21st Apr Mmm... Sardines.
20th Apr Just lost a friend without him dying. Not nice.
20th Apr First day back was lovely in the end: a group of Year 4 and 5s who love hearing about the history of philosophy - magic
20th Apr No matter how long I've been doing this philosophy in schools stuff, after a holiday I still become anxious before I start again.
19th Apr Story is how we see the world, but people forget that so much of our perception is metaphor. This explains so much. Is everything metaphor?
18th Apr @microphilosophy every time I am quoted in the press I think, "did I really say that? I don't remember sounding that dumb."
18th Apr Nearly just burnt the house down. A little shaken. Reminder: don't get lazy!
18th Apr Looking at DrStephenJones' twitter and comparing it to mine it makes me think: how within our control is the quality of our days?
18th Apr Woke up with a cold: it's like a full-time job. Or, do I just sound like I've got Man-flu?
10th Apr Article in Mail out yesterday that features our work in schools, and comments from it's critics. My blog on it:
http://tinyurl.com/d9cmna 5th Apr Developing ideas on sonata form Beethoven Sibelius and dialogue in philosophy: the music of argument and dialogue. Will post link when done
28th Mar Are we moving into a time of direct action? Goodwin - SATs boycott - G20 - what next?
21st Mar Great quote: "I, as a clergyman, am obviously going to take the view that we have free choice." So not a free choice then.
14th Mar Reading Leibniz on freedom and possibility.
7th Mar Dinner prepared, time to read my new philosophy book...whilst drinking a dry martini. Very James Bond.
4th Mar giving talk tonight at Kings College London about philosophy in schools.
2nd Mar Music is the celebration of change, old age is the cost of change, death is where you finally escape it.
2nd Mar teaching the law of excluded middle to year 5/6 (age 9/10)