• Read closely. Judge independently. Reason together.

A Commons for Young Thinkers

Thinkerivus is a public platform built by and for secondary-school students. Through philosophical reading, inquiry into public questions, student writing, seminars, podcasts, digital humanities projects, and learning tools, it cultivates judgment and public reason.

Start with a Question

Start with a Question
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Rules Authority And Community

Why do people recognize and follow rules?

Language Identity and Recognition

When does a language acquire a public life?

Technology Knowledge and Judgment

Can machines participate in public judgment?

Cities History and Memory

How does history remain present in a city?

Sports Games and Public Life

Can a game become a laboratory for political philosophy?

Latest Essays
Journal
A Journal of Ideas by Young Thinkers
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PHHS CUP
PHHS CUP
Essay Writing Challenge
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Beyond The Game
Podcast
A podcast on ethics and political philosophy in sport
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Youth Times
Agora
Philosophy Summer Workshop
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Reading Germany in shnghai online book

READING GERMANY IN SHANGHAI

German Echoes across Knowledge, Exile, and Linguistic Boundaries — Online Book
Reading Germany in Shanghai — Documentary

Reading Germany in Shanghai — Documentary

Yiddish Routes An

Yiddish Routes

An ArcGIS StoryMap tracing the public life and historical routes of Yiddish from the Rhineland through Weimar, Berlin, and Warsaw to Shanghai
Open the Philosophy AI Reader

Open the Philosophy AI Reader

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We believe young people should do more than acquire knowledge and learn facts. They should also learn to question assumptions, trace how ideas have taken shape through history, and reflect on how knowledge itself is constructed.

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