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Philosophy for Kids North Country Newsletter

The first issue of our newsletter was sent out to the students, teachers, and parents in March 2011. The monthly newsletter will update our local community about activities and events related to doing philosophy with kids, grades K-12.

Send an e-mail to Dr. Beth Dixon to request the newsletter: beth.dixon@plattsburgh.edu.

Philosophy Discussion Series at the Plattsburgh Public Library

Students enrolled in Dr. Dixon’s Philosophy for Children course will lead philosophy discussions with Middle School students at the Plattsburgh Public Library, on Tuesdays March 8^th – April 5^th, 3:30 – 5:00.

• March 1: Introducing Philosophy for Kids (for Parents) 6:30 – 7:30
• March 8: Will the Real Me Please Stand Up (Avatars and On-Line Gaming)
• March 15: What Should a Good Friend Do? (Puzzles and Problems about Friendship)
• March 22: Introducing Tiktok, The Machine Man: Thinks, Speaks, Acts—Does Everything but Live! (Artificial Intelligence)
• March 29: What Does it Mean to “Play Fair”? (Games and Sports)
• April 5: How Do I Know What is Beautiful? (People, Art, and Nature)

Read about the Discussion Series in the Press-Republican: http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x288365509/Philosophy-series-encourages-discussion-among-kids

Student News

Congratulations to our award-winning students in 2010-11:

Winkel Humanities Scholarship in Philosophy

• Colin Wilcox

Kevin Dean Harrington ’78 Memorial Scholarship in Philosophy

• Peter Belanger
• James Reubold
• Damian Roman

John L. Yardan Excellence in Philosophy Award

• Reggie Schulman

Contact Information

For more information about the philosophy program at SUNY Plattsburgh please contact

Dr. Kurtis Hagen, Chair
Office: Champlain Valley Hall 303
Phone: 564-2834
Email: kurtis.hagen@plattsburgh.edu