OSU Philosophy Summer Camp (PACT)

The OSU Philosophy Summer Camp for high school students is a perfect introduction to the exciting world of philosophical thought and critical thinking.

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The video projects for this week are stellar! We couldn’t have asked for a more driven, creative group of students. 🎥💻

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Our students had the opportunity to learn about the identity and humanity of prisoners, followed by an insightful, engaging discussion! #IdentityPACT #PACT2019

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We’re thankful for all the future leaders and philosophers here at #PACT2019! 🌐 Some of the brightest minds of tomorrow are here on campus with us!

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The life well-lived: Maybe the experience of appreciating art and engaging philosophy in good company? 🏛🎨 #IndentityPACT #PACT2019

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Professor (and former professional jazz musician) Robert Kraut and our students enjoying a philosophical jam session on the mind-body problem and physicalism as a metaphysical position. 🎼🎸💭 #IndentityPACT #PACT2019

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Thanks to OSU’s beautiful campus, we may have some future transcendentalists in the making! 🌲💭 #IdentityPACT #PACT2019

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Betans be like... #BafáBafá

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Alphans be like... #BafáBafá

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Bafá Bafá! Alphans vs. Betans #ForTheCulture #IdentityPACT

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Professor Jorati, Evan, and Angela are all STOKED to be philosophizing with students this week. 👥💭 #IdentityPACT #PACT2019

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Some more flash philosophy to kick off our second session of #PACT2019! 💭📖

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We’re proud of them all and look forward to the incredible things they’ll do in the world. 🌎 #IdentityPACT

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Our first session of #PACT2019 wrapped up last week! We are so thankful to have had the opportunity to teach and learn from some of the most brilliant, driven, and creative students of philosophy out there!

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Professor Justin D’Arms from @osu_philosophy presented a very insightful lesson on identity and human emotion! #IdentityPACT #PACT2019

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Our PACT students had a chance to use the Digital Union at OSU to create their own philosophical video projects! #IdentityPact #PACT2019

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For our fourth day of camp, students learned about racial bias from the brilliant and ever-insightful OSU philosopher James Fitz! ⚖️

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Our PACT students had the opportunity to learn about the humanity of prisoners by using virtual reality! 🎮👾

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An insightful, perspective-changing lesson on Buddhism and identity given by Dr. Seth Josephson!

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“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Aristotle: “What does it mean to be a good person?”
Descartes: “What does it mean to be?”
Nietzsche: “What does it mean?”
Bertrand Russell: “What does ‘it’ mean?”
C.S. Lewis: “What does it?”
Lil’ Jon: “What?”