With support from the American Philosophical Association, the Frick Initiative, and the Center for the Humanities, the Department of Philosophy launched its Summer Philosophy Academy in July of 2024. This program provides a free one-week intensive philosophy course for high school students, taught by a team of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students from Washington University. The 2024 Summer Philosophy Academy was held July 22-26 on WashU's Danforth Campus, where we hosted students from Clayton High School, University City High School, and the Rosati-Kain Academy. Our 2024 course, designed by Akshan deAlwis, Ben Ewer, Trey Sharp, and Lesley Walker, focused on a selection of topics in applied philosophy: the ethics and aesthetics of monuments, personal identity and virtual reality, animal minds and ethics, the nature of education, and the meaning of life. (If you are a student (or a parent) interested in the 2025 Summer Philosophy Academy, please email the program director, Allan Hazlett (ahazlett@wustl.edu), with any questions.)
