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Selected Opportunities and Resources in Philosophy OPPORTUNITIES AT CTY Columbia University Summer Programs for High School Students (NY) Grades 9–12; 4 weeks; residential and commuter. in Philosophy of Food and the Body, students explore philosophical concepts as they relate to attitudes about food. in Debating the ethics of War and Political Violence, they examine the relationship among war, politics, and ethics. (212) 854-9666; www.ce.columbia.edu/hs At the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, students who have earned qualifying test scores can explore a range of math, science, and humanities topics in summer and online courses. This list features courses in philosophy. CTY Summer Programs (multiple sites) Grades 7–11; 3 weeks; residential. course oﬀerings include etymologies, Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, existentialism, ethics, Bioethics, introduction to Logic, and Logic: Principles of Reasoning. (410) 735-6277; www.cty.jhu.edu/summer Iowa State University O ce of Pre-collegiate Programs for Talented and Gifted (IA) Grades 8–11; 3 weeks. in socrates, Plato, and the origin of Greek Philosophy, qualifying students in grades 8–10 examine the life and work of socrates and its inﬂuence on later philosophical thinking. those in grades 8–11 may take Artificial intelligence, in which they explore machine learning topics in computer science as well as such topics as reasoning, planning, decision-making, and learning. (800) 262-3810; www.opptag.iastate.edu/summer Cornell University Summer College (NY) ADDITIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS Grades speciﬁed refer to students’ 2010–11 status. All programs are residential unless otherwise noted. Boston University Summer Term (MA) Grades 10–12; 3 or 6 weeks. students in the 6-week program take two courses which may include introduction to Philosophy, and contemporary Moral issues. those in the 3-week program focus intensely on a single course which may include introduction to Political Philosophy, or Nature and culture: history, Philosophy, and the environment. (607) 255-6203; www.summercollege.cornell.edu Johns Hopkins University Precollege Program (MD) Grades 10–12; 5 weeks; residential and commuter. oﬀerings include Foundations of Modern Political Philosophy, introduction to eastern Philosophy, Democracy and Ancient Political thought, and Bioethics. (800) 548-0548; www.jhu. edu/summer/precollege/summer Grades 11–12; 6 weeks; residential and commuter. Qualifying students choose two honors courses, which include introduction to Philosophy, Great Philosophers, Politics and Philosophy, Reasoning and Argumentation, Philosophy of science, history of Ancient Philosophy, and history of Modern Philosophy. (617) 353-1378; www.bu.edu/summer/ program_high_school_students/honors Davidson Institute THINK Summer Institute (NV) Northwestern University CTD (IL) Ages 13–16; 3 weeks. students qualifying for this intensive program may take introduction to Philosophy, where they explore basic problems in ethics, political theory, metaphysics, and epistemology. (775) 8523483 x6; www.thinksummerinstitute.org Grades 7–12; 3 weeks; residential and commuter. Qualifying students in grades 7 and 8 may take Foundations of Philosophy. those in grades 9–12 may choose from ethics and contemporary issues, and Reason and imagination: the Philosophy of cognition. (847) 491-3782; www.ctd.northwestern.edu/summer Duke University TIP (multiple sites) Grades 7–10; 3 weeks. course oﬀerings for qualifying students include Philosophy of knowledge and Philosophy of time. (919) 668-9100; www.tip.duke.edu/summer NYU Pre-College Program (NY) Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Programs (CT) Grades 9–12; 2 or 5 weeks. in the Big Questions, students examine human attempts to understand such concepts as God, faith, fate, free will, good, and evil. in First Principles, they examine liberalism, conservatism, racism, feminism, human rights, capitalism, socialism, and communism. Additional course oﬀerings include exploring ethical Dilemmas. students in the John F. kennedy institute in Government explore topics that include Foundations of economics and Political thought. (203) 697-2365; www.choate.edu Harvard Secondary School (MA) Grades 10–12; 7 weeks. students in this program experience life on harvard’s campus while taking courses alongside college students. oﬀerings include introduction to Philosophy, Deductive Logic, Philosophy of Mind, and introduction to Biomedical ethics. (617) 495-3192; www.summer.harvard.edu Grades 10–12; 6 weeks; commuter. Rising juniors and seniors may select from an extensive list of philosophy courses, including introduction to Philosophy, history of Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, the Ancient Greeks and their inﬂuence, Minds and Machines, ethics, Medical ethics, topics in Modern Political thought, and Logic. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - March/April 2010

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - March/April 2010
Contents
Editor’s Note
Big Questions
In My Own Words
Why Study Philosophy?
The Great Conversation
Robots, Zombies, and Descartes
The Wide World of Philosophy
The Philosopher’s Toolbox
Bad Dreams, Evil Demons, and The Experience Machine
Harry Potter and Plato
Exploring Ethics (or, Why I Give Up Saturdays in Spring)
How to Start a Philosophy Club
Selected Opportunities & Resources
Middle Ground
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Creative Minds Imagine
Sudoku
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - March/April 2010