The Human RenaissanceSpeaking / Workshops / Public philosophy
A serious question. A room that thinks.
Greek tragedy, moral judgment, and the human responsibilities behind powerful tools. Two concrete session proposals for hosts, educators, and learning communities.
01 / The Eternal Renaissance · Guided discussion
When Convictions
Collide.
What Antigone can teach us about judgment.
When should we stand firm, and when should we change our minds? Sophocles’ tragedy gives a group something more demanding than a simple contest between right and wrong: competing claims that require interpretation, argument, and attention to consequences.
Designed as a 60-minute session for adults, with no prior philosophy training required. A library, reading community, adult-learning group, or civic institution can begin with a short passage and a question that connects the text to a real dilemma.
Discuss hosting this session →Read a related work sample ↗02 / For educators · Workshop proposal
Can a Student Defend
an AI-Assisted Answer?
Evidence. Objection. Revision. Ownership.
A polished answer can conceal an unexamined argument. This workshop proposal asks what a student must be able to explain, defend, revise, and take responsibility for—even when a tool helped produce the words.
The exercise makes reasoning visible. Educators work through the same questions they might ask of a student, then consider how to adapt the approach to their own subject and learning goals.
Discuss the educator workshop →
The person leading the conversation
From the classroom
to the common world.
Martin’s experience includes full-time middle-school social studies teaching at Bridge Academy West in Hamtramck, a congressional internship, a Michigan State Senate campaign, and continuing civic service.
His writing asks how inherited ideas become judgments and practices we can use in a shared human world.
Explore the professional record ↗Biography, photographs & media resources ↗A useful invitation
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The people
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The question
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The format
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The practical details
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