2023 Program

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The 2023 Philosophy Summer Camp theme is Mind, Thought, and Consciousness. The 2023 philosophy camp is scheduled for Monday, June 5th to Friday, June 9th, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Breakfast will be available at 8:30 am and students are welcome to arrive anytime between 8:30-9 am. The last day is reserved for a pizza party and student presentations, where parents can come see how students have grown as philosophers. Applications are due on May 19th. Come join us!

Location: Cherry Hall 308 (campus map, parking information)

		Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday (Parents Day!)
08:30		Arrival+breakfast	Arrival+breakfast	Arrival+breakfast	Arrival+breakfast	Arrival+breakfast
09:00		Welcome and Orientation	Countering Arguments	Validity of Arguments	Propositional Logic	Work on presentations
09:30		Theories of Mind: Dualism	Theories of Mind: Identity Theory	Theories of Mind: Functionalism	Consciousness	Work on Presentations
10:30		Is Thought Embodied or Disembodied?	Can Animals Think?	Can Machines Think?	Can Plants Think?	Student Presentations (parents welcome!)
11:30		Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal

 

Each session will be 50 minutes, followed by a 10 minute break (logic sessions will be 25 minutes with a 5 minute break). Breakfast will be available by 8:30 am. On Saturday, parents of participants are welcome (and strongly encouraged!) to attend.