God, Philosophy, Universities
God, Philosophy, Universities

Author: Alasdair MacIntyre

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0742544303

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'What does it mean to be a human being?' Given this perennial question, Alasdair MacIntyre, one of America's preeminent philosophers, presents a compelling argument on the necessity and importance of philosophy. Because of a need to better understand Catholic philosophical thought, especially in the context of its historical development and realizing that philosophers interact within particular social and cultural situations, MacIntyre offers this brief history of Catholic philosophy. Tracing the idea of God through different philosophers' engagement of God and how this engagement has played out in universities, MacIntyre provides a valuable, lively, and insightful study of the disintegration of academic disciplines with knowledge. MacIntyre then demonstrates the dangerous implications of this happening and how universities can and ought to renew a shared understanding of knowledge in their mission. This engaging work will be a benefit and a delight to all readers.

On Philosophy at the Universities
On Philosophy at the Universities

Author: Frank Scalambrino

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-12

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781947674844

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This is the first time Arthur Schopenhauer's extended essay "On Philosophy at the Universities" has been published outside of its inclusion in the first volume of Parerga and Paralipomena - which has only been published in English, in its entirety, twice: first by Oxford and subsequently by Cambridge. This publication includes a new translation, by Frank Scalambrino, of Schopenhauer's extended essay, "On Philosophy at the Universities," along with Scalambrino's exposition and summary, and a graphic intended as a memory aid and illustration of Schopenhauer's relation to Kant's revolutionary position in the history of Western philosophy.

Philosophy in Schools
Philosophy in Schools

Author: Sara Goering

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 113618032X

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All of us ponder the big and enduring human questions—Who am I? Am I free? What should I do? What is good? Is there justice? Is life meaningful?—but this kind of philosophical interrogation is rarely carefully explored or even taken seriously in most primary and secondary school settings. However, introducing philosophy to young people well before they get to college can help to develop and deepen critical and creative thinking, foster social and behavioral skills, and increase philosophical awareness. Philosophy in Schools: An Introduction Philosophers and Teachers is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners who wish to learn about the philosophy for children movement, and how to work its principles into their own classroom activities. The volume provides a wealth of practical information, including how to train educators to incorporate philosophy into their daily lessons, best practices and activity ideas for every grade level, and assessment strategies. With contributions from some of the best practitioners of philosophy for children, Philosophy in Schools is a must-have resource for students of philosophy and education alike.

Eyes of the University
Eyes of the University

Author: Jacques Derrida

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780804742979

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Completing the translation of Derrida's monumental work "Right to Philosophy", "Eyes of the University" brings together many of the philosopher's most important texts on the university and more broadly, on the languages and institutions of philosophy.

Philosophy in Education
Philosophy in Education

Author: Jana Mohr Lone

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-02-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1442234792

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Philosophy in Education: Questioning and Dialog in K-12 Classrooms is a textbook in the fields of pre-college philosophy and philosophy of education, intended for philosophers and philosophy students, K-12 classroom teachers, administrators and educators, policymakers, and pre-college practitioners of all kinds. The book offers a wealth of practical resources for use in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms, as well as consideration of many of the broader educational, social, and political topics in the field, including the educational value of pre-college philosophy, the philosophies of education that inform this philosophical practice, and the relevance of pre-college philosophy for pressing issues in contemporary education (such as education reform, child development, and prejudice and privilege in classrooms). The book includes sections on: the expansion of philosophy beyond higher education to pre-college populations; the importance of wondering, questioning and reflection in K-12 education; the ways that philosophy is uniquely suited to help students cultivate critical reasoning and independent thinking capacities; how to develop classroom communities of philosophical inquiry and their potentially transformative impact on students; the cultivation of philosophical sensitivity and positive identity formation in childhood; strategies for recognizing and diminishing the impact of social inequalities in classrooms; and the relationship between introducing philosophy in schools and education reform.

The Philosopher in Early Modern Europe
The Philosopher in Early Modern Europe

Author: Conal Condren

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-09-28

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1139459104

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In this groundbreaking collection of essays the history of philosophy appears in a fresh light, not as reason's progressive discovery of its universal conditions, but as a series of unreconciled disputes over the proper way to conduct oneself as a philosopher. By shifting focus from the philosopher as proxy for the universal subject of reason to the philosopher as a special persona arising from rival forms of self-cultivation, philosophy is approached in terms of the social office and intellectual deportment of the philosopher, as a personage with a definite moral physiognomy and institutional setting. In so doing, this collection of essays by leading figures in the fields of both philosophy and the history of ideas provides access to key early modern disputes over what it meant to be a philosopher, and to the institutional and larger political and religious contexts in which such disputes took place.

The Art of Philosophy
The Art of Philosophy

Author: Peter Sloterdijk

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 0231530404

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In his best-selling book You Must Change Your Life, Peter Sloterdijk argued exercise and practice were crucial to the human condition. In The Art of Philosophy, he extends this critique to academic science and scholarship, casting the training processes of academic study as key to the production of sophisticated thought. Infused with humor and provocative insight, The Art of Philosophy further integrates philosophy and human existence, richly detailing the foundations of this relationship and its transformative role in making the postmodern self. Sloterdijk begins with Plato's description of Socrates, whose internal monologues were so absorbing they often rooted the philosopher in place. The original academy, Sloterdijk argues, taught scholars to lose themselves in thought, and today's universities continue this tradition by offering scope for Plato's "accommodations for absences." By training scholars to practice thinking as an occupation transcending daily time and space, universities create the environment in which thought makes wisdom possible. Traversing the history of asceticism, the concept of suspended animation, and the theory of the neutral observer, Sloterdijk traces the evolution of philosophical practice from ancient times to today, showing how scholars can remain true to the tradition of "the examined life" even when the temporal dimension no longer corresponds to the eternal. Building on the work of Husserl, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Arendt, and other practitioners of the life of theory, Sloterdijk launches a posthumanist defense of philosophical inquiry and its everyday, therapeutic value.

Taking Back Philosophy
Taking Back Philosophy

Author: Bryan W. Van Norden

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780231184373

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Bryan W. Van Norden lambastes academic philosophy for its Eurocentrism and insularity and challenges educational institutions to live up to their cosmopolitan ideals. Taking Back Philosophy is at once a manifesto for multicultural education, an accessible introduction to Confucian and Buddhist philosophy, and a defense of the value of philosophy.

Register of Doctors of Philosophy of the University of Chicago, June 1893-December 1921
Register of Doctors of Philosophy of the University of Chicago, June 1893-December 1921

Author: University of Chicago

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 1922

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...in Hyper-Space. THEoPHIL HENRY HILDEBRANT, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. A Contribution to the Foundations of Frechet's Calcul Fonctionnel. EGBERT J. MILEs, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. The Absolute Minimum of a Definite Integral in a Special Field. ANNA JoHNsoN PELL, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. I. Biorthogonal Systems of Functions..Theory of Integral Equations. ARTHUR DUNN PITCHER, Professor and Head of the Department of Mathematics, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The Interrelation of Eight Fundamental Properties of Classes of Functions. MARIoN BALLANTYNE WHITE, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and Dean of Women, Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. The Dependence of the Focal Point on Curvature in Space Problems of the Calculus of Variations. LLoYD LYNE DINEs, Professor of Mathematics, University of Saskatche-wan, Saskatoon, Canada. The Highest Common Factor of a System of Polynomials, with an Application to Implicit Functions. THEoDoRI-1 LINDoUIsT, Professor and Head of the Department of Mathe-matics, State Normal School, Emporia, Kan. Mathematics for Freshman Students of Engineering. RALPH EUGENE RooT, Professor of Mathematics, Graduate School, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Iterated Limits in General Analysis. ALBERT HARR1s WILsoN, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. The Canonical Types of Nets of Quadratic Forms in the Galois Field of Order p." EDwARD WILsoN CHI'I'I'ENDEN, Associate Professor of Mathematics, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.. Infinite Developments and the Composition Property (KHBI), in General Analysis...."