- 232 pages
- English
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Teaching Philosophy
About This Book
In the current academic climate, teaching is often seen as secondary to research. Teaching Philosophy seeks to bring teaching philosophy higher on the academic agenda. An international team of contributors, all of whom share the view that philosophy is a subject that can transform students, offers practical guidance and advice for teachers of philosophy.
The book suggests ways in which the teaching of philosophy at undergraduate level might be facilitated. Some of the essays place the emphasis on individual self discovery, others focus on the wider political context, many offer practical ideas for enhancing the teaching of philosophy through exercises that engage students in often unconventional ways. The integration of students' views on teaching provides a necessary reminder that teaching is not a one-way process, but a project that will ultimately succeed through cooperation and a shared sense of achievement amongst participants.
This thoughtful and important book emphasises the responsibility of the philosophy teacher towards his or her students and to society in general.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Teaching Philosophy in Context: Or Knowledge Does Not Keep Any Better Than Fish
- 2. Wisdom and Virtue: Or What Do Philosophers Teach?
- 3. Why Teach Philosophy?
- Student Interlude I
- Student Interlude II
- Student Interlude III
- Select Bibliography
- Index