How to get Philosophy Students Talking

An Instructor's Toolkit

Andrew Fisher, Jonathan Tallant (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

258 Seiten

2015
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-82787-5 (ISBN)

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Engaging undergraduate students and instigating debate within philosophy seminars is one of the greatest challenges faced by instructors on a daily basis. How to Get Philosophy Students Talking: An Instructor’s Toolkit is an innovative and original resource designed for use by academics looking to help students of all abilities get the most out of their time spent in group discussions.

Each chapter features thought experiments, discussion questions and further readings on topics within the following core areas of philosophy:

Metaphysics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of Science
Political Philosophy
Normative Ethics
Applied Ethics
Metaethics
Aesthetics

Group discussions and debates are a key part of undergraduate study and one of the best ways for students to learn and understand often complex philosophical theories and concepts. This book is an essential toolkit for instructors looking to get the most out of their philosophy students.

Andrew Fisher is associate professor in Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, UK. Jonathan Tallant is associate professor in Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Introduction, 1. Epistemology 2. Philosophy of Language 3. Metaphysics 4. Philosophy of Mind 5. Philosophy of Science 6. Applied Ethics 7. Normative Ethics 8. Metaethics 9. Aesthetics 10. Politics 11. Philosophy of Religion

Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	416 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
ISBN-10	1-138-82787-8 / 1138827878
ISBN-13	978-1-138-82787-5 / 9781138827875
Zustand	Neuware