What do we mean when we say something is true? Is truth a quality of something? An abstraction? How and on what basis do we believe things are true? In this session of Young Philosophers, we will explore the nature of truth and how we know what we know. Young Philosophers is an online [...]
In a cultural landscape where institutions tend to dominate, what, then, is a community? Is it built of rules and procedures? Friendship? Common interests? What is the texture of a community, and how can we tell if we are part of one? In this session of Young Philosophers, we will explore the nature of [...]
What does it mean to be a friend and to have a friend? In a world where we are often encouraged to treat others as means to our ends, how does friendship factor in? Is love or sacrifice required for true friendship? Shared interests? In this session of Young Philosophers, we will explore the [...]
Virtue is central to living a good life. In this session of Young Philosophers, we will explore the classical Greek notion of virtue as presented in Plato's dialogue Meno. We will also compare this notion of virtue with the Hebrew notion of wisdom as presented in the Bible. Young Philosophers is an online discussion [...]
