Journal of Philosophy in Schools (Aug 2023)

The virtues of Ethics Bowl: Do pre-college philosophy programs prepare students for democratic citizenship?

  • Michael Vaquez,
  • Michael Madden Prinzing

DOI
https://doi.org/10.46707/jps.v10i1.181
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1

Abstract

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This paper discusses the rationale for, and efforts to quantify the success of, philosophy outreach efforts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a focus on the National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB). We explore the program's democratic foundations and its potential to promote civic and intellectual virtues. After describing pioneering efforts to empirically access the impact of NHSEB, we offer recommendations to empower publicly and empirically-engaged philosophers to conduct further studies in the future.

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