The If Machine: Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom

ISBN-13: 9781441155832 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 144 str.

Peter Worley

Opis

Can computers think? What makes something human? How big is infinity? From Sartre to Searle, this practical book offers an imaginary situation, followed by a series of questions to encourage children to question key philosophical ideas such as values and ethics, gender and identity, existence and beauty.

Recenzje

This is a timely and valuable contribution: a capacity to think critically is the key component of any education, and Worley is an inventive enhancer of children's ability to think for themselves. A.C.Grayling, Professor of Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

Spis treści

Acknowledgements \ Preface \ Table of Sessions \ 1. How to Do Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom \ Introduction \ The If Machine \ Philosophical Enquiries in the Classroom \ Teaching Strategies \ 2. The PhiE Sessions \ The Chair \ The Meaning of Ant Life \ Can You Step in the Same River Twice? \ Republic Island \ The Ring of Gyges \ The Prince and the Pig \ The Ship of Theseus \ The Happy Prisoner \ Goldfinger \ The Frog and the Scorpion \ The Little Old Shop of Curiosities \ The Shadow of the Pyramid \ Billy Bash \ Thinking About Nothing \ Yous on Another Planet \ The Ceebie Stories \ The Ceebie Stories: Friends \ The Ceebie Stories: The Tony Test \ The Ceebie Stories: The Robbery \ The Ceebie Stories: The Android \ The Ceebie Stories: The Lie \ The Ceebie Stories: The Rebuild \ The Ceebie Stories: Finally Human? \ To the Edge of Forever \ Where Are You? \ Get Stuffed: Fun with Metaphysics \ Glossary \ Bibliography \ Useful Websites

O autorze

Worley, Peter
Peter Worley teaches philosophy in schools every week. He is a resident philosopher at six state primary schools in London and he is the co-founder and co-CEO of The Philosophy Foundation (www.philosophy-foundation.org), a charity that specialises in philosophy in primary and secondary schools, based in the UK. Peter has over 20 years' experience in teaching and regularly gives talks and presentations about philosophy in schools. He is a fellow of the RSA and is a visiting research associate at King's College London.