The If Machine Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom

by Worley, Peter; Levi, Tamar

• ISBN13: 9781441155832
• ISBN10: 144115583X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-24
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Practical resource packed with 'philosophical thought experimen

Author Biography

Peter Worley has over 15 years' teaching experience and is the founder of The Philosophy Shop (www.thephilosophyshop.co.uk), a Community Interest Company that specializes in philosophy in primary schools.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Table of Sessions	p. xiii
How to Do Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
The If Machine	p. 10
Philosophical Enquiries in the Classroom	p. 14
Teaching Strategies	p. 29
The PhiE Sessions	p. 47
The Chair	p. 49
The Meaning of Ant Life	p. 57
Can You Step in the Same River Twice?	p. 61
Republic Island	p. 66
The Ring of Gyges	p. 74
The Prince and the Pig	p. 80
The Ship of Theseus	p. 86
The Happy Prisoner	p. 93
Goldfinger	p. 98
The Frog and the Scorpion	p. 105
The Little Old Shop of Curiosities	p. 111
The Shadow of the Pyramid	p. 117
Billy Bash	p. 128
Thinking About Nothing	p. 135
Yous on Another Planet	p. 139
The Ceebie Stories	p. 143
The Ceebie Stories: Friends	p. 144
The Ceebie Stories: The Tony Test	p. 149
The Ceebie Stories: The Robbery	p. 155
The Ceebie Stories: The Android	p. 162
The Ceebie Stories: The Lie	p. 166
The Ceebie Stories: The Rebuild	p. 172
The Ceebie Stories: Finally Human?	p. 176
To the Edge of Forever	p. 178
Where Are You?	p. 182
Get Stuffed: Fun with Metaphysics	p. 186
Glossary	p. 191
Bibliography	p. 195
Useful Websites	p. 196
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