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| Abstract | PHIL 102 - Problems of Philosophy (Fall) This course has two main goals: first, to cultivate students’ critical attitude towards reading, writing, and daily life; second, to engage students with primary philosophical texts. Plato, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Peirce, Russell, Paley, Perry, Sagan, Ayer, Chisholm, and Dennett are among the authors I have used. Each week students are responsible for readings and reading questions to be answered out of class or in small in-class groups. These assignments are designed to develop critical writing and thinking skills, focus students’ reading, and prompt students to actively engage the text prior to lecture and open discussion. Essay exams or short papers are used for assessment. Sample syllabus. | |||||||||
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Similar books and articlesCynthia D. Coe (2011). Scaffolded Writing as a Tool for Critical Thinking. Teaching Philosophy 34 (1):33-50.
Richard van de Lagemaat (2005). Theory of Knowledge for the Ib Diploma. Cambridge University Press.
Frank Codispoti (2011). The Academic College Course is An Argument. Inquiry 26 (1):47-54.
Daniel Silvermintz (2006). Reading Philosophy with Friends. Teaching Philosophy 29 (3):237-243.
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