Philosophical Inquiry
Combining the Tools of Philosophy with Inquiry-based Teaching and Learning
1st Edition
Published on 29. January 2020
174 pages
979-8-7651-7660-3 (ISBN)
Description
Philosophical Inquiry shows how to use the tools of philosophy for educational purposes. It is a practical guide to the philosophical arts of questioning, conceptual exploration and reasoning, with wide application across the school curriculum. It provides educators with an effective means of teaching students to think critically and creatively, to use their knowledge to solve problems, to deal with issues, to explore possibilities and work with ideas. These are the skills and abilities that young people need in order to thrive socially and economically in the world today.
Drawing on educational and psychological theory, Philosophical Inquiry emphasizes the use of collaborative learning, through class discussion, working with a partner, and small group work. This approach teaches students to think in socially responsible ways. It means that students become not only thinking individuals but also good team-players, with benefits that extend beyond the classroom and the school to community life and the world of work.
Drawing on educational and psychological theory, Philosophical Inquiry emphasizes the use of collaborative learning, through class discussion, working with a partner, and small group work. This approach teaches students to think in socially responsible ways. It means that students become not only thinking individuals but also good team-players, with benefits that extend beyond the classroom and the school to community life and the world of work.
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Philosophical Inquiry
Combining the Tools of Philosophy with Inquiry-based Teaching and Learning
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Dr. Philip Cam is an international authority on philosophy in schools, who has run workshops for educators in many countries, and whose books for teachers and children have been widely translated. He has a DPhil in Philosophy from the University of Oxford and has had a long university career in Australia.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Arranging the Classroom and Setting the Rules
Structuring a Lesson
A Toolkit for Thinking
Learning Outcomes
Chapter 2: Questioning
Question Starters
Thinking about Response Demands
The Question Quadrant
Factual, Evaluative and Conceptual Questions
Setting an Agenda
Unpacking Problems and Questions
The Teacher as Procedural Questioner
The Characteristics of Philosophical Questions
Constructing Discussion Plans
Exercises and Activities
Chapter 3: Conceptual Exploration
Categorical Operations
Comparative Operations
Complex Concepts
Clarification
Exercises and Activities
Chapter 4: Reasoning
The Language of Reasoning
Justification and Inference
Conditional Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
Contradiction and Logical Impossibility
Analyzing and Evaluating Reasoning
Mapping Arguments in Discussion
Exercises and Activities
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Arranging the Classroom and Setting the Rules
Structuring a Lesson
A Toolkit for Thinking
Learning Outcomes
Chapter 2: Questioning
Question Starters
Thinking about Response Demands
The Question Quadrant
Factual, Evaluative and Conceptual Questions
Setting an Agenda
Unpacking Problems and Questions
The Teacher as Procedural Questioner
The Characteristics of Philosophical Questions
Constructing Discussion Plans
Exercises and Activities
Chapter 3: Conceptual Exploration
Categorical Operations
Comparative Operations
Complex Concepts
Clarification
Exercises and Activities
Chapter 4: Reasoning
The Language of Reasoning
Justification and Inference
Conditional Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
Contradiction and Logical Impossibility
Analyzing and Evaluating Reasoning
Mapping Arguments in Discussion
Exercises and Activities
Bibliography
