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4 Day Camp FUN PHILOSOPHY: Metaphysics, Consciousness, Epistemology & Psychology

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Dr Pete PhD Earth Science Philosophy Geology
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4 consecutive days studying a range of core Philosophical Topics. Each chosen to be easily accessible for kids, with lots of fun thought experiments that bring the subjects alive. A great intro to rational critical thinking using logic.

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To think and learn without realising it, because you are having fun! 
By the end of the series the learner will have a really good grasp of all the main categories in Philosophy. 
They will have a great grounding in the how to make and analyse rational logical arguments.
They will have practiced critical thinking.
 And will have learnt an up to date version of most of the key issues that Philosophers debate in Modern Western Philosophy.
I have a PhD in Philosophy and have taught these classes may times - they are my favourites to teach and the students all love exploring these fun topics with me.
Structured lecture classes, so participation optional, relieves anxiety
Mixed media slides for different learning styles
Engaging topics keeps attention
Slides can be seen before class
No previous experience required but please note this is not a basic class, so younger students may find it more challenging unless they are already very keen on this subject.
This course discusses whether we are in a simulation or otherwise being fooled about our existence. We also use the Trolley Problem as a cartoon illustration as a thought experiemnt for moral choices where the person has to choose whether to direct a tram to run over 1 person or 5 people. It is done in a light hearted very abstract manner but some more sensative students might find it distressing.
This course uses the following sources - which all have further references if needed:

EPISTEMOLOGY: 
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/perception-episprob/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Descartes

METAPHYSICS of Perception, Mind & Time: 
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/perception-problem/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/time/

PERSONAL IDENTITY: 
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_identity

CONSCIOUSNESS: 
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zombies/
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I teach Earth Science and Philosophy on Outschool and am very passionate about the topics I teach. You can join any of my classes anytime. They do follow on from each other, but can also be taken as stand alone classes. 

I use the lecture-style... 
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$80

for 4 classes
4x per week, 1 week
50 min

Completed by 39 learners
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Ages: 11-16
3-18 learners per class

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