In the Socratic Tradition Essays on Teaching Philosophy

by Kasachkoff, Tziporah

• ISBN13: 9780847684793
• ISBN10: 0847684792
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-18
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This practical guide for teaching philosophy brings together essays by two dozen distinguished philosophers committed to pedagogy. Addressing primarily practical issues, such as how to motivate students, construct particular courses, and give educational exams, the essays also touch on theoretical issues such as whether moral edification is a proper goal of teaching ethics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Teaching Introductory Philosophy
Teaching Introductory Philosophy	p. 3
Introducing Philosophy	p. 7
Teaching Introductory Philosophy - A Restricted Topical Approach	p. 21
Helping Our Students Improve
How to Improve Your Teaching	p. 31
Reading and Interpretation: A Heuristic for Improving Students' Comprehension of Philosophy Texts	p. 37
Improving Student Papers in 'Introduction to Philosophy' Courses	p. 47
Teaching Ethics; Teaching Applied Ethics
From the "Applied" to the Practical: Teaching Ethics for Use	p. 57
Teaching Police Ethics as Professional Ethics	p. 71
A Social Dilemma Game for an Ethics Class	p. 81
Debate as a Tool in Teaching Business Ethics	p. 91
Teaching Aesthetics
The Case Method Approach to the Teaching of Aesthetics	p. 107
Teaching Philosophy of Religion
Teaching Philosophy of Religion (either as full course or as part of an 'Introduction to Philosophy')	p. 121
Three Courses in Philosophy of Religion	p. 133
Teaching Critical Thinking
Using Pseudoscience in a Critical Thinking Class	p. 145
A Critical Thinking Portfolio	p. 153
A Participatory Approach to Teaching Critical Reasoning	p. 161
Teaching the History of Philosophy
The Teaching of Philosophy - Historically	p. 169
A "Meeting-of-Minds" Discussion as a Final Exam History of Philosophy	p. 181
Teaching Kant/Teaching Hegel/Teaching Nietzsche
A User-Friendly Copernican Revolution	p. 187
Charting Kant	p. 193
On Teaching Hegel: Problems and Possibilities	p. 197
Hegel and Family Values	p. 209
Teaching Nietzsche	p. 215
Teaching Existentialism/Teaching Continental Philosophy
Teaching Existentialism	p. 227
Teaching Recent Continental Philosophy	p. 237
Looking at What We Do in the Classroom
Uncovering the "Hidden Curriculum": A Laboratory Course in Philosophy of Education	p. 247
A Seminar on Teaching Philosophy	p. 259
About the Contributors	p. 269
About the Editor	p. 279
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