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    • The Ohio State Philosophy and Critical Thinking (PACT) Summer Camp

    Details

    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Day
    • Destination: United States
    • Provided By: College
    • Session Start: June, July
    • Session Length: One Week
    • Entering Grade: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
    • Gender: Coed
    • Category: Academic
    • Sub-Categories: Social Justice, Humanities
    • Selective: No
    • Ages: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    • Minimum Cost: $500 - $1,499
    • Career Clusters: Education and Training
    • Credit Awarded: No
    • Location:Columbus, Ohio
    • Last Updated:February 2025
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    Overview

    The Ohio State University Philosophy and Critical Thinking (PACT) Summer Camp is a perfect introduction to philosophy and critical thinking. The weeklong summer learning program for high school students is designed by the Department of Philosophy. Professors and graduate students of the department lead various sessions and activities. The learning experiences is rigorous, engaging, and fun! Campers reflect on philosophical issues with their group and polish their critical thinking skills!

    For the 2024 PACT Summer Camp, we are offering 2 week-long in-person sessions on different themes:

    2025 Session 1 Theme: Democracy and Justice

    Dates and Times:  June 23-27, 2025 from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

    Questions we will explore through guest lectures from our world-class faculty, interactive discussions, media, and debates:

    • How can we live well together with people who disagree with us?  
    • What keeps democracy from degrading into tyranny of the majority? 
    • Can democratic decisions ever be unjust?  
    • Is justice only a matter of fair procedures or does it also require certain outcomes? 
    • How should we respond now to past injustice? 

    These are just some of the questions we'll discuss in our time together at PACT Session 1! See you there.

     

    2025 Session 2 Theme: Science, Faith and Reality

    Dates and Times:  July 14-18, 2025 from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

    Questions we will explore through guest lectures from our world-class faculty, interactive discussions, media, and debates:

    • What is the nature of science?
    • Are there important questions science can't answer?
    • Is science aimed at truth or just at helping us to make useful predictions?
    • Does God exist? Is belief in God a matter of reason or of faith?
    • Can faith ever be rational?
    • What is skepticism? Can it ever be rational?
    • Do we have evidence that we live in a simulation or a multiverse?
    • How do these ideas relate to questions about God?

    These are just some of the questions we'll discuss in our time together at PACT Session 2! See you there.

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