Arthur Wolf (アーサー)

Ph.D. | UBC | Education Director | The Thinking Playground/VIP4C | Philosophy & art for social impact: Cultivating civic space in schools, museums and more.

[Samantha Rose Hill @Samantharhill]

“Being alive means being in a body - a body separated from all other bodies. And being separated means being alone.”

Paul Tillich on loneliness

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“Meter is as natural as breathing or the heartbeat. I think my childhood asthma had a lot to do with my consciousness of the breath unit—in a sense I’ve never really taken breathing for granted.” —Carolyn Kizer https://t.co/OlzX830nsQ

[Angie Hobbs @drangiehobbs]

We are all in his debt. I am particularly in his debt as I have appeared in 27 episodes of In Our Time and have learnt so much from him. A peerless presenter, and a wonderful man.

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“In my writing, I want to display a self that disintegrates. I can prop that up with theory, but something must compel me in the first place.” —Robert Glück https://t.co/LtdRNQFHUP

[Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall]

Neuroscience needs a new paradigm: the brain is not a machine | By Nicole Rust

“The brain is a dynamic complex system—like the weather or a megacity—whose parts interact via feedback loops that are impossible to study in isolation from each other.” https://t.co/L9kTleiwyf

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I find the writing process to be generative in and of itself. I’m very often surprised by the routes it might take. I don’t go from point A to point B knowing exactly what will happen.” —Marie NDiaye
https://t.co/2b0kROfZH4

[Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe]

One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“All I need to write is to run in the morning, to have coffee and a Coke at hand, and to be able to take a nap. The siesta is crucial.” —Javier Cercas https://t.co/K9zISi1e39

[Angie Hobbs @drangiehobbs]

Yes. Since 2016 I have been citing Plato Republic 562a-576b, on the subversion of democracy to tyranny by a cynical demagogue. This is an ancient playbook &, unless there is massive & sustained peaceful but very loud opposition RIGHT NOW, things are going to get very much worse

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“You write because you have to. If you rationalize it, it seems as if you’ve seen this sight, felt this feeling, had this vision, and have got to find a combination of words that will preserve it by setting it off in other people.” —Philip Larkin https://t.co/SdexqEjyYu

[Arthur Wolf (アーサー) @arthurcwolf]

#Affectivesegregation as Meta & Amazon scale back DEI programmes.
“Amazon said in its internal announcement that it remained ‘dedicated to delivering inclusive experiences’ but was altering its approach to focus on programmes with ‘proven outcomes’.” https://t.co/xiomtCHBRG

[Arthur Wolf (アーサー) @arthurcwolf]

The 'Mind Marvels' are thinking their way through
'Friend or Foe' dilemmas! Q. What does it mean to trust others? Can deception ever be justified? What does it mean to be friend or foe? Can competition be more valuable than cooperation? What changes between their contexts?

[Arthur Wolf (アーサー) @arthurcwolf]

Philosophy camp: Our ‘Freedom Fighters’ are engaging in eco-thinking with this board game. For more see the Thinking Playground or the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIP4C) website.
#education #criticalthinking #creativethinking #collaborativethinking

[Arthur Wolf (アーサー) @arthurcwolf]

Campers working on their POWER mind map at the Thinking Playground.

#philosophyforchildren #education #civicspace #dialogue #criticalthinking #creativethinking #collaborativethinking #imaginativeplay
#thinkingplayground

[Arthur Wolf (アーサー) @arthurcwolf]

Dialogue on GRIT, mindmapping and inquiry into POWER, and outdoor activities. Snapshot from The Thinking Playground Philosophy for Youth Summer Camps in British Columbia
#thinkingplayground #civicspace #P4C

[Samantha Rose Hill @Samantharhill]

"As imperceptibly as Grief
The Summer lapsed away —"

— Emily Dickinson

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I tell my students, who believe passionately in explaining the work they’re sharing, ‘You know, when you’re dead, you can’t go around explaining this thing—it has to be right there on the page.’” —Louise Glück https://t.co/MzbkxHht9s https://t.co/T1wO1gJpfE

[Fondation LV @FondationLV]

🏆️ L'Art et les Jeux Olympiques

En 1985, Jean-Michel Basquiat et Andy Warhol détournent l'emblème officiel des Jeux dans "Olympic Rings". Warhol les utilise comme motif en ne respectant jamais l'ordre des couleurs et Basquiat peint un visage noir au centre de l’œuvre.

[Arthur Wolf (アーサー) @arthurcwolf]

The WONDERKIDS and the FREEDOM FIGHTERS have arrived at this year’s THINKING PLAYGROUND summer camps!!!
#p4c #imaginativeplay #philosophyforchildren #civicspace #education #philosophy #criticalthinking #creativethinking #collaborativethinking

[LiteraryVienna @LiteraryVienna]

„Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.“

Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
* January 12, 1949