Whether you are new to philosophy or a well read pro, Camp Philosophy welcomes any generally decent person who is either a humanist or humanist friendly and who enjoys thinking about philosophical topics (or topics that are philosophy adjacent). Here is just a short list of some of the philosophical topics we often discuss during our camp adventures.

• Metaphysics (The Study of Reality & Existence)
  • Ontology
  • Cosmology
  • Identity & Change
  • Freewill & Determinism
  • Causality
  • Possibility & Necessity
  • Substances & Properties
• Epistemology (The Study of Knowledge and Belief)
  • Nature of Knowledge
  • Skepticism
  • Justification & Evidence
  • Theories of Truth
  • Perception & Reality
  • A Priori & A Posteriori Knowledge
  • Internalism vs. Externalism
  • Social Epistemology
  • Reliabilism
• Ethics (The Study of Morality & Values)
  • Metaethics
  • Normative Ethics (Virtue, Deontology, Consequentialism)
  • Applied Ethics (Bio, Business, Environmental, Animal, AI, etc)
  • Moral Theory
  • Moral Psychology
• Logic
  • Formal Logic
  • Symbolic Logic
  • Propositional Logic
  • Predicate Logic
  • Modal Logic
  • Deontic Logic
  • Paradoxes
  • Formal & Informal Fallacies
  • Cognitive Biases
  • Syllogisms
• Philosophy of Mind
  • Nature of Consciousness
  • Mind-Body Problem
  • Intentionality
  • Qualia
  • Artificial Intelligence and Mind
  • Cognitive Science & Philosophy
• Philosophy of Language
  • Meaning & Reference
  • Theories of Truth
  • Speech Act Theory
  • Linguistic Relativity
  • Philosophy of Translation
• Philosophy of Science
  • Scientific Method
  • Realism vs. Anti-Realism
  • Falsification & Confirmation
  • Reductionism vs. Holism
• Philosophy of Religion
  • Arguments for God’s Existence
  • Problem of Evil
  • Faith vs. Reason
  • Religious Experience
  • Secularism & Atheism
• Existentialism & Phenomenology (The Study of Experience & Existence)
  • Existence & Meaning
  • Freedom & Responsibility
  • Authenticity & Self Deception
  • Phenomenology
• Postmodern & Continental Philosophy
  • Deconstructionism
  • Power & Knowledge
  • Psychoanalytic Philosophy
  • Critique of Metaphysics
• Political Philosophy (The Study of Government & Justice)
  • Theories of Justice
  • Social Contract Theory
  • Liberty & Rights
  • Democracy vs. Authoritarianism
  • Anarchism
  • Marxism & Capitalism
  • Feminist Political Theory
  • Philosophy of Law (Jurisprudence)
• Aesthetics (The Study of Art & Beauty)
  • Definition of Art
  • Aesthetic Experience
  • Theories of Beauty
  • Philosophy of Music, Literature, Film, Taste