Comments for PLATO https://plato-philosophy.org/ Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Philosophy for Social-Emotional Learning by Theresa Burley https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-for-social-emotional-learning/#comment-16970 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:17:15 +0000 https://www.plato-philosophy.org/?p=18886#comment-16970 In reply to theresa burley.

I am reading this post that I posted a few months ago, and I was really surprised to see they responded. SO the first thing that came to my mind was A Dog’s Tail, by Mark Twain.

]]> Comment on What is a child? by carl aram https://plato-philosophy.org/what-is-a-child/#comment-16907 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:07:24 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/what-is-a-child/#comment-16907 this is helpful and fascinating

]]> Comment on What is a child? by zach bruce https://plato-philosophy.org/what-is-a-child/#comment-16906 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:06:53 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/what-is-a-child/#comment-16906 wow interesting zacharyalexanderbruce@gmail.com

]]> Comment on What makes something a home? by Milo https://plato-philosophy.org/what-makes-something-a-home/#comment-16886 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:02:39 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/what-makes-something-a-home/#comment-16886 I think home has a lot to do with childhood. When you are young, say 6-16 years old, your neighborhood and geographical environment make a deep and permanent impression upon you. For the rest of your life these childhood impressions will feel like home to you. Maybe it’s the nearby ocean, or the mountain range that provides orientation. Maybe it’s a pond, a river, the tall buildings, the noise, the silence, the black soil, the rocky crags, whatever it is you grew up with. And this also applies to your social environment, what was familiar to you in your youth will be forever imprinted on your soul. And for better or worse, will tend to feel like home.

]]> Comment on Death is Stupid by Scott MacLeod https://plato-philosophy.org/death-is-stupid/#comment-16881 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:36:24 +0000 https://www.plato-philosophy.org/?p=25772#comment-16881 Love this. One of my grandchildren started asking about death at age 4.

]]> Comment on Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Purpose by Zaynab https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-can-help-us-find-our-purpose/#comment-16860 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 05:50:15 +0000 https://www.plato-philosophy.org/?p=25570#comment-16860 Such a well written piece

]]> Comment on Philosophy for Social-Emotional Learning by theresa burley https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-for-social-emotional-learning/#comment-16854 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 01:13:49 +0000 https://www.plato-philosophy.org/?p=18886#comment-16854 I would like to include your thoughts here on social emotional learning. I like your ideas since I became curious about the reference to Plato in SEL. So I looked it up on the internet and you popped up. She said she didn’t want anything from the internet but I have the two scholarly references she wanted . I can’t imagine not wrapping this paper up with this reflection context and project a future in applying philosophy to SEL.

]]> Comment on Uncertainty, Open Minds, and the Twilight Zone by Laurie https://plato-philosophy.org/uncertainty-open-minds-and-the-twilight-zone/#comment-16634 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:49:47 +0000 https://www.plato-philosophy.org/?p=24505#comment-16634 I love this piece, Scott!

]]> Comment on Pre-College Philosophy in Sydney, Australia: A Whole School Approach by Britta Jensen https://plato-philosophy.org/pre-college-philosophy-in-sydney-australia-a-whole-school-approach/#comment-16588 Tue, 06 May 2025 06:02:29 +0000 https://www.plato-philosophy.org/?p=21965#comment-16588 In reply to Michael Murray.

Hi Michael, Thanks for your engagement with this blog post. Certainly anecdotally yes in my practice I have observed this. Elsewhere (across Australia and globally) a correlation has regularly been noted between study of philosophy / inquiry and academic performance (outside philosophy).

]]> Comment on “IS IT OK TO PEE IN THE OCEAN?” – A Philosopher in Residence Explains by Jeff Jefferson https://plato-philosophy.org/is-it-ok-to-pee-in-the-ocean-a-philosopher-in-residence-explains/#comment-16445 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:32:41 +0000 https://www.plato-philosophy.org/?p=23245#comment-16445 Noice!

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