If you're a Cogtweeto fan, you know what it means to study philosophy. But what does it mean to *teach* it? We're partnering with The American Association of Philosophy Teachers to find out! Join us for talks, panels, teaching & public philosophy demos, "pro-tips", and a "Teaching Hub" with AAPT!

In some of Plato's myths, incurable people suffer endless torment. In others, they don't. The Neoplatonists rightly rejected the notion that Plato held anyone to be incurable. Plato's actual sketch of the soul's endless journey (given e.g. in the Myth of Er) is oddly comforting.

As the global ecological, psychological, and economic crises worsen by the day, it would seem that hope for life on our planet is dimming. Luckily for us, human beings (& philosophers) are profoundly stupid. In this coffee hour, we will sacrifice our brains for a glimmer of hope?

I outline a reading of Alasdair MacIntyre to show how relationships of dependence shape our lives. Under the right conditions, these relationships are transformative experiences. They become meaningful and therefore valuable to us. This constitutes special moral demands.

Aesthetic experience is a basic motivation for human action, which in part leads to flourishing. It is still necessary (possibly more so) during dark times, as illustrated by people, like Primo Levi.

Philosophy can equip us with the tools to manage dark times. This workshop aimed to highlight how philosophy can brighten our lives.

In this spooky, special edition of Cogtweeto, we dove into the inky philosophical depths of horror, sci fi, fantasy, magic and witchcraft, and all things weird!

In the first of two workshops in this series, folks from Philosophy Twitter made their best case for some unpopular and (too-)easily dismissed philosophical views.

In our debut workshop, folks from Philosophy Twitter taught us about philosophers or philosophical traditions that most of us (probably) didn't know –– but should have.