Secondary School Philosophy Resources

AIM

This website aims to provide a guide to philosophy resources that could be useful to teachers and students of secondary school philosophy. It identifies, describes and reviews books, websites, articles, video clips and more.

ORIGIN

It has been compiled by graduate students in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and was funded by the Edwin Frederick Woods Bequest. Mr Woods bequeathed a sum of money to promote philosophy in secondary schools, and this is just one of the fruits of his generosity.

SEARCH

Resources can be found using a variety of search terms, including philosophical topic, philosopher, school age, and related school subject. These search terms can be combined, and all materials have been cross indexed. There is also a standard search function.

CONTRIBUTE

This website is necessarily incomplete, and it is hoped that others will contribute to the growth of this guide to resources. To make a posting about a resource that you would like to recommend or review then click on the ‘submit content’ link at the top of the page. You can submit your post that will go for approval before appearing on our site.

Most Recent Posts

Something to Prove: philosophy, community of inquiry & creative thinking

This entry was posted in 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Aristotle, Book, Causation, Classroom Philosophy (lesson resources/activities/pedagogy), David Hume, Death, Epistemology, Ethics, Free Will, Freedom, General, General, Greek Philosophy, Introductions to philosophy (general), John Rawls, John Stuart Mill, Justice, Logic & Argumentation, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Mind, Political Philosophy, Rights, Robert Nozick, Socrates, Teachers, Textbook on 31 July 2016 by School Philosophy Resources.

Something to Prove is an introduction to philosophy and the practice of community of inquiry (COI). Researched and written specifically for young adults and their teachers, it pokes an exploratory finger into the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, political ideology, formal reasoning, ethics, culture, freedom, and more. The book employs contemporary story-telling techniques, informal language, […]

Philosophy and Ethics - A Resource for Units 2A - 2B

This entry was posted in 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Age Range, Books, Classroom Philosophy (lesson resources/activities/pedagogy) on 20 August 2012 by School Philosophy Resources.

Philosophy and Ethics is a textbook designed to suit the Western Australia curriculum. It acts as an introductory textbook for philosophy students. This textbook has a fairly broad scope and covers most of the traditional philosophical problems. The topics covered include: How to do philosophy, personhood, action, critical thinking/reasoning, mind and body, science, people and […]

A Cross Cultural Introduction to Bioethics

This entry was posted in 13, 14, 15, 16, Animal Ethics, Biology, Book, Children, Classroom Philosophy (lesson resources/activities/pedagogy), Death, Ethics, General, Introductions to philosophy (specific), Material Type, Philosophical Areas, Philosophical Topic, School Subject, School Year/NCEA Level, Social Studies, Suffering, Textbook, Year 09, Year 10, Year 11, NCEA Level 1, Year 12, NCEA Level 2 on 17 August 2012 by School Philosophy Resources.

A Cross Cultural Introduction to Bioethics is an introductory text book in bioethics aimed at highschool level students. Broad topics covered include: Environmental Ethics, Genetics, Medical Ethics, Reproduction Neurosciences and Social Ethics. Within each of these topics are pages that introduce and explain the issues involved. For example there will be a page introducing vegetarianism […]

Make it Freedom

This entry was posted in 16, 17, 18, Freedom, Political Philosophy, Social Studies, Teachers, Video, Year 11, NCEA Level 1, Year 12, NCEA Level 2, Year 13, NCEA Level 3 on 22 November 2011 by School Philosophy Resources.

This short propaganda cartoon pushes for freedom, and against isms. The clip is valuable in that it presents, in an accessible way, some of the more frequently used arguments that bear on the subject of freedom… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzwqqlzE_Eg

Zeno and the Tortoise: How to Think Like a Philosopher.

This entry was posted in 16, 17, 18, Book, Introductions to philosophy (general), Teachers on 7 September 2011 by School Philosophy Resources.

Title: Zeno and the Tortoise: How to Think Like a Philosopher. Author/s: Fearn, Nicholas. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Atlantic Books (2002). Format: Paperback (192 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 1903809614, ISBN-13: 978-1903809617 Area and topic: History of philosophy and ideas. Philosophical skills and methodology. Intended audience/ reading level: General/medium Purchasing and information: amazon.com Unique and/or salient feature/s: […]

What Philosophers Think.

This entry was posted in 16, 17, 18, Book, Introductions to philosophy (general), Teachers on 7 September 2011 by School Philosophy Resources.

Title: What Philosophers Think. Author/s: Baggini, J. Stangroom, J. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Continuum (2005). Format: Paperback (256 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 0826484743, ISBN-13: 978-08264847 Area and topic: Core areas/branches/sub-disciplines of philosophy. Key/important philosophical issues/topics/problems. Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessible to medium. Purchasing and information amazon.com fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: ‘What Philosophers Think’ is a […]

What More Philosophers Think.

This entry was posted in 16, 17, 18, Book, Introductions to philosophy (general), Teachers on 7 September 2011 by School Philosophy Resources.

Title: What More Philosophers Think. Author/s: Baggini, J. Stangroom, J. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Continuum (2007). Format: Paper back (208 pages). ISBN: 0826493009. Area and topic: Key/important philosophical issues/topics/problems. Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessible to medium. Purchasing and information amazon.com fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: The second book in two volumes, ‘What More Philosophers Think’ […]

Western Philosophy: An Anthology.

This entry was posted in 17, 18, Book, Introductions to philosophy (general), Teachers on 7 September 2011 by School Philosophy Resources.

Title: Western Philosophy: An Anthology. Author/s: Cottingham, John. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Wiley-Blackwell. 2nd edition (2007). Format: Paperback (888 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 1405124784, ISBN-13: 978-1405124782 Area and topic: History of philosophy and ideas. Core branches/sub-disciplines of philosophy. Intended audience/ reading level: Tertiary/lower and upper. Purchasing and information: 1) amazon.com 2) fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: […]

Very Short Introductions (series).

This entry was posted in 17, 18, Book, Book and author series (topics/issues/history of philosophy), Introductions to philosophy (specific), Teachers on 7 September 2011 by School Philosophy Resources.

Title: Very Short Introductions (series) . Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Oxford University Press. Format: Paperback (Between 130-180 pages.) Area and topic: General series: Sciences/ Arts, Humanities. Philosophy books: History of philosophy and ideas. Core areas/ branches/ sub-disciplines of philosophy. Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessible. Purchasing and information: http://www.oup.co.uk/general/vsi/about. amazon.com. fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: Each […]

Understanding Movements in Modern Thought (series).

This entry was posted in 17, 18, Book and author series (topics/issues/history of philosophy), Introductions to philosophy (specific), Teachers on 7 September 2011 by School Philosophy Resources.

Title: Understanding Movements in Modern Thought (series). Editor/s: Reynolds, Jack. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Mcgill-Queens University Press. Format: Paperback (Between 150-250 pages). Area and topic: History of philosophy and ideas. Intended audience/ reading level Tertiary/lower. Purchasing and information: mqup.mcgill.ca/book_list.php?series=64&thumbnails amazon.com fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: Written for undergraduates meeting the subject for the first time, […]