Just Think!
Interactive workshops introducing new philosophical concepts and promoting the student as questioner. Team tasks and problem-solving activities are designed to encourage students to challenge their own assumptions and explore new paradigms.
Our courses are tailored to suit your needs. Examples of activities we offer are:
Goldfish on bicycles:
an introduction to logic
- What’s the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning?
- How can you tell if an argument is illogical?
- How can you challenge arguments that are illogical?
Fairies flying aeroplanes:
an introduction to epistemology
- What is knowledge and where does it come from?
- Is there anything at all that we can truly prove?
- To what extent can we trust our senses?
Tribal culture clash:
an introduction to multiculturalism
- What is culture and to what extent should we preserve it?
- Is it good for cultures to mix or influence each other?
- What happens when there is conflict between cultures?
- To what extent should we respect other people’s freedom?
Is eating people wrong?:
an introduction to ethical theory
- Where does moral authority come from?
- Is there an absolute morality or is it purely subjective?
- Is it possible for a whole society to have a moral code that’s wrong?
- What methods might we use to determine right from wrong?
Science or skulduggery:
an introduction to philosophy of science
- What makes an experiment scientific?
- What classes as reliable or convincing evidence?
- How might you challenge scientific methods and conclusions?
They say...
“Now I can definitely win arguments against my brother!”
Student from St Swithun’s School, Winchester
“It was very enjoyable, intellectual, it made me enjoy philosophy and I learned a lot.”
Students from Hinchley Wood School
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Our course activities
We use a whole mix of techniques to draw out different skills and appeal to all learning styles… puzzles, brain-teasers, team competitions, questioning games, debates, tricky dilemmas... Read more