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Archive for the ‘Teaching Philosophy’ Category
In Praise of Academic Effort
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, Philosophy of Psychology, Teaching Philosophy on January 2, 2008 | 13 Comments »
With the Spring semester right around the corner, I thought this article would be appropriate. The article is geared toward teachers and parents, but I think it’s helpful for students to think about what theory of intelligence they hold and how it might affect their academic performance:
Our society worships talent, and many people assume that [...]
God and The Perfect Burger Maker
Posted in General Interest, Teaching Philosophy on September 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A few months ago I blegged for examples for teaching Introduction to Philosophy. And I got some great examples! Today I am not here to bleg. I am here to give. (But, of course, if anyone out there has more examples or advice to share, I’m always looking for things to put in my bag of [...]
Formal Book Review Written Informally
Posted in News & Notes, Teaching Philosophy on August 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Philosophers and people who don’t get philosophy, while perusing the local book store I fell upon a wonderful book that I think any person with at least a minimum college education and a good sense of humor will enjoy putting into their collection.
What’s the Value of Teaching Moral Skepticism?
Posted in Ethics, Teaching Philosophy on July 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Daniel Callcut (UNF) provides an answer. The discussion of his article – Teaching Philosophy 29 (2006): 223-235 — at In Socrates Wake is worth a look.
More on Teaching Philosophy
Posted in Teaching Philosophy on July 2, 2007 | No Comments »
This new blog on teaching philosophy might be of interest to our readers, especially to those of you who found this discussion beneficial.
- Rico Vitz
Examples for Teaching Intro
Posted in General Interest, Teaching Philosophy on April 27, 2007 | 13 Comments »
Of the many things I plan to do this summer, one of them is to work on lesson plans for Introduction to Philosophy. This post is to solicit stories, examples and/or references from other philosophy TA’s, professors and students.
