Open-source tools for teaching philosophy

Make Philosophy is a repository of 3D prints, lesson plans, and other materials designed to teach learners of all ages about the problems of philosophy. All of our work is released to the public for free under Creative Commons licenses. You can view our releases here on this website or on our Thingaverse page.

Make Philosophy is directed by Eli Shupe, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Humanities at the University of Texas at Arlington, in collaboration with Morgan Chivers, the UTA Fab Lab, and a team of undergraduate research fellows.

Interactive Media major Iliana Martinez working on her prototypes of Nozick’s experience machine.
First stage parts prototyping for Make Philosophy’s Experience Machine activity sets
Make Philosophy just released its second thought experiment activity set: JJ Thomson's Famous Violinist. As always, fully open source and replicable at your local makerspace! https://makephilosophy.com/famous-violinist
Sneak peak of a prototype for our upcoming 3D-printable thought experiment: the Famous Violinist (h/t Judy Thomson). Files will go up (and, as always, will be available for free) next week.
Uploaded embroidery machine files you can use to recreate the Φ turtle. https://makephilosophy.com/turtle
Printing the David Dilemma
Presenting our first open-source activity set: The David Dilemma. Which would you save from destruction: a priceless work of art or a human being? https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5468497