David Shapiro

Philosophy 

David Shapiro has a Master's Degree in Philosophy from the University of Washington and a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota. He is Education Director of the Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children, an organization that brings philosophy and philosophers into schools and community centers throughout the Puget Sound Area. His scholarly interests include applied ethics, philosophy of human rights, and philosophy with children. Mr. Shapiro has co-authored several books in the area of personal purpose and meaning and is the author of a book on applied ethics, Choosing the Right Thing to Do: In Life, at Work, in Relationships, and for the Planet (Berrett-Koehler, 1999). His most recent book is Plato Was Wrong: Footnotes on Doing Philosophy With Young People, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012), a compendium of lesson plans for fostering philosophical inquiry in pre-college classrooms.
 

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