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List I Adam Morton's Sample Course I Adam Morton's Sample Course
This TEACHER'S GUIDE gives the information you
need to use PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE in an introductory philosophy
course. There is advice on planning the course, which you
should consult well before you begin to teach it. There is
information about the content of individual chapters, including
suggestions about how to use sections of the chapters in class
and information about which sections combine well with which
others, and "answers" to the questions asked in
exercises. You will want to look at some of this material
before beginning to teach the course, and consult it again
as the course proceeds. There is an exposition of the teaching
techniques that are most likely to work with this book. And
there is a general attitude to teaching philosophy, which
I expound in a little essay, "against lectures."
In addition, there is a sample overview of an introductory philosophy course based on PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE (including sample course program, weekly questions, test questions and answers, and a downloadable course diary).
This book is meant for courses that are different
from most philosophy courses. The instructor lectures less;
the students talk more; there is an emphasis on working in
groups. The reasons for preferring to teach in this way are
described in "against lectures" and the basic technique
is described in "the absolute basics" below. Section-by-section
advice, tests, and information for planning classes are given
in the "class-planning guide" below.
The instructor's guide is meant to go with the
second edition of PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE. There are some significant
changes from the first edition, particularly in chapter 2,
where the section numbering has changed, but they are usually
not relevant to the use of the guide. The guide itself will
evolve, partly in response to your feedback. I would be grateful
for any reactions to the advice in this guide and for your
experiences in teaching from the book. Send them to me at:
[email protected]
Adam Morton
2003
The PHILOSOPHY
IN PRACTICE TEACHER'S GUIDE can also be downloaded in
full free of charge in PDF format.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to
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download
a free copy here.
The contents of this guide are as follows:
(Please follow the links at the top of each page in this section).
Planning your course
The absolute basics of
teaching with PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE
Class-planning guide
Against lectures
Essays
Reading list
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