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Kant's Box
Stimulus:
Imagine a box. Now imagine emptying the box. The aim is to have nothing in it at all.
Task Question: Do you think this would be possible?
The methodology of the facilitator is that whenever someone introduces something that is still there you anchor them by saying ‘ok, lets remove that to, have we finally emptied it ...
Ages: Ages 14-16 (KS4), Ages 11-14 (KS3), Ages 7-11 (KS2)
Subjects: Metaphysics
Themes: Space & Time, Kant, A priori concepts
Saving Yourself
The Philosophy
The question philosophers are interested in when it comes to time travel stories is whether or not time travel is possible. There are two sides to this question: the scientific and the logical. The scientific side is about whether the technology will one day allow for time travel, in the same way that technology has allowed for...
Ages: Ages 16-18 (KS5), Ages 14-16 (KS4), Ages 11-14 (KS3), Ages 7-11 (KS2)
Subjects: Metaphysics
Themes: Space & Time, Change
The Time Machine
Resource:
DVD of The Time Machine (1960) starring Rod Taylor directed by George Pal (PG rating)
The Time Machine was written by HG Wells during the victorian era
Scenes to show to the class
6 minutes 40 seconds – 13 minutes: Explanation scene (the fourth dimension)
Scene 7-8 up to 29 minutes and 30 seconds (when he arri...
Ages: Ages 7-11 (KS2)
Subjects: Metaphysics
Themes: Victorians, Space & Time