Philosophy for Kids
Philosophy for Kids — monthly bioethics seminars & student debates with John Carroll University: claim, evidence, reasoning on real biomedical dilemmas.
Inside Philosophy for Kids
Explore & practice
Philosophy for Kids calendar
When we meet
Year at a glance
Community boards
- • Celebrate specifically. Shoutouts name the win, not just the person.
- • Ask anything. No question is too basic, and families are welcome.
- • Protect privacy. First names and last initials only. Never post a phone number, address, grade, or health detail.
Every post is reviewed by Mr. Mendoza before it appears.
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Members and families only. Your post shows just your first name and last initial.
Vetted resources
Our JCU partner department.
The Hastings CenterThe founding bioethics research institute.
Kennedy Institute of Ethics (Georgetown)A leading academic bioethics center.
NIH: Department of BioethicsFederal bioethics resources and cases.
AMA Journal of EthicsCase-based ethics articles, ideal for debate prompts.
Questions families ask
No. The whole point is learning to argue from claim, evidence, and reasoning. First-timers are paired with experienced debaters.
Real biomedical dilemmas: organ allocation, gene editing, clinical trial ethics, AI in medicine. The same territory as PLTW coursework, argued out loud.
Mr. Mendoza with philosophy faculty and students from John Carroll University, one Thursday a month, plus a spring symposium.
Drop your Philosophy for Kids submission here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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