Free digital issue makes philosophy accessible
Media Contact: Melissa Hartman
Email: mhartman@jhu.eduPhone (410) 735-6124
BALTIMORE Spring 2010— Imagine Magazine and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) have launched their latest issue, “Philosophy,” with a special free digital edition available now.
Imagine is CTY’s award-winning magazine for academically bright middle and upper school students. Published five times a year, Imagine has become a “go-to” resource for educators and students alike, with themed issues that mix articles by experts-in-the-field with informed pieces by tweens and teens similarly passionate about a topic.
With support from The Squire Family Foundation, Imagine’s “Philosophy” issue is offered in both a print and a free digital edition. The Squire Family Foundation (SFF) believes all students should have an opportunity to study philosophy—not because it teaches them what to think, but how to think. Since 2007, SFF has worked with philosophers, educators, and administrators to make this vision a reality.
Imagine’s “Philosophy” issue offers an innovative introduction to some of the biggest names and ideas in contemporary philosophy. Highlights include articles examining the underlying philosophical concepts of movies such as The Matrix, the philosophy of Harry Potter, advice from Bas Van Fraassen (one of today’s most influential philosophers), and more.
To access the entire free issue online or to forward, visit CTY’s website (www.cty.jhu.edu) , or access it directly at:
www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/imagine/20100304_SFF
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About The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (www.cty.jhu.edu)
CTY conducts the nation’s oldest and most extensive academic talent search and offers educational programming for students with exceptionally high academic ability. CTY parallels, and complements, a gifted child’s regular school class experience. CTY’s programs and students have been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and other premier American publications.