Michael Boylan, Charles Johnson

Philosophy

An Innovative Introduction: Fictive Narrative, Primary Texts, and Responsive Writing

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Produktbeschreibung

An innovative introductory philosophy text that combines traditional readings and writing exercises with fictive narratives about central figures in the history of philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780813344485
• ISBN-10: 0813344484
• Artikelnr.: 27241807

Autorenporträt

Michael Boylan

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTSPrefaceGlossary Part 1: Direct and Indirect Discourse in Philosophy
* 1. Direct and Indirect Discourse in PhilosophyReading and Discussion
Questions * 2. How Can I Respond to Claims Using Direct Logical
Discourse?Reading and Discussion Questions * 3. How Can I Respond to Claims
Using Indirect Fictive Narrative Discourse?Reading and Discussion Questions
Part 2: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy * 4. PlatoShort Story: The Cynic,
Charles JohnsonReading and Discussion QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy
FeedbackPrimary Text: Plato, The Myth of the Charioteer Reading and
Discussion QuestionsClass ExercisesPrimary Text: Plato, CritoReading and
Discussion QuestionsClass Exercises * 5. AristotleShort Story: Aristotle
the Outsider, Michael BoylanReading and Discussion
QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy FeedbackPrimary Text: Aristotle, The
Nature of Mind Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass Exercises * 6.
BuddhaShort Story: Prince of the Ascetics, Charles JohnsonReading and
Discussion QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy FeedbackPrimary Text: From
the Dhmmapada Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass Exercises * 7.
AquinasShort Story: The Murder of Thomas Aquinas, Michael Boylan Reading
and Discussion QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy FeedbackPrimary Text:
Thomas Aquinas, On the Natural Law Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass
Exercises MIDTERM PROJECT Part 3: Modern and Contemporary Philosophy * 8.
DescartesShort Story: The Queen and the Philosopher, Charles Johnson
Reading and Discussion QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy
FeedbackPrimary Text: Ren Descartes, Finding a Foundation for Knowledge
Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass Exercises * 9. Kant Short Story: Kant
Awakened, Michael Boylan Reading and Discussion QuestionsFictive-Narrative
Philosophy FeedbackPrimary Text: Gottfried Leibniz, On Geometrical Method
and the Method of MetaphysicsReading and Discussion QuestionsClass
ExercisesPrimary Text: Christian Wolff, Three Types of Human Knowledge
Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass ExercisesPrimary Text: David Hume Of
the Academical or Skeptical PhilosophyReading and Discussion QuestionsClass
ExercisesPrimary Text: Immanuel Kant, The Possibility of Metaphysics
Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass Exercises * 10. Marx Short Story: A
Game of Chess in Paris, Michael Boylan Reading and Discussion
QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy FeedbackPrimary Text: G.W.F. Hegel,
Preface Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass ExercisesPrimary Text: G.W.F.
Hegel, Lordship and Bondage Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass
ExercisesPrimary Text: G.W.F. Hegel, Morality and the Ethical
CommunityReading and Discussion QuestionsClass ExercisesPrimary Text: Karl
Marx, Alienated Labor Reading and Discussion QuestionsClass Exercises
Primary Text: Karl Marx, Private Property and LaborReading and Discussion
QuestionsClass Exercises * 11. Heidegger and ArendtShort Story: Eichmann
and Heidegger in Jerusalem, Michael Boylan Reading and Discussion
QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy FeedbackPrimary Text: Martin
Heidegger, The Exposition of the Question of the Meaning of BeingReading
and Discussion Questions Class ExercisesPrimary Text: Hannah Arendt, An
Expert on the Jewish QuestionReading and Discussion Questions Class
Exercises * 12. MurdochShort Story: An Accidental Woman, Michael
BoylanReading and Discussion QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy
FeedbackPrimary Text: Iris Murdoch, Ludwigs ConundrumReading and Discussion
QuestionsClass Exercises * 13. KingShort Story: Dr. Kings Refrigerator,
Charles JohnsonReading and Discussion QuestionsFictive-Narrative Philosophy
FeedbackPrimary Text: Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from a Birmingham
JailReading and Discussion QuestionsClass Exercises FINAL PROJECTAppendix:
Some Philosophy GamesAbout the AuthorsCredits and AcknowledgmentsIndex