A Philosophical Approach to Teaching: Producing Problem Solving Students that Contribute Positively to Society Sunita Patel L25550393 EDUC 504- 373 Dr. Samuel J. Smith *** PORTIONS OF THIS PAPER WERE DRAWN FROM A PREVIOUS WORK SUBMITTED IN EDUC 500 *** Abstract Every child has their own hidden potential and each student is gifted in their own individual way‚ however‚ some students just open their gifts later. All students do not learn in the same manner or grasp and understand
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Theory | Strengths | Weaknesses | Advantages | Disadvantages | Wong’s Pragmatic Classroom | * This theory has a very clear set of procedural suggestions and specifies the actions needed (what to say‚ goals to have in mind‚ expectations‚ etc.). * This theory is easily followed because it divides the procedures into time frames for the teachers (before school starts‚ the first days‚ the rest of the year‚ etc.). | * This theory assumes a cause-effect relationship between its principles and
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about how the social world works. Social researchers use different tools to investigate their research‚ these tools are not value free and they imply a certain understanding of the world. I will be critically evaluating these research tools in this essay because there is a range of considerations to take into account when choosing a research tool. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of knowledge. It talks about variety of knowledge. Ontology is the branch
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1. Explain the distinction Jean Grimshaw makes between misogyny and philosophically significant ‘maleness’ of philosophical theories. Jean Grimshaw argues the idea that the discipline of Philosophy is gendered in some way by making a distinction between misogyny and philosophically significant ‘maleness ‘of philosophical theories. The ‘maleness’ of philosophy is characterised by the fact that most of the practitioners of philosophy have been and are still male. Grimshaw argues that this fact alone
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scientific advancement and experimentation. How far can medicine go in the name of progress or helping humanity? Dr. Luthan discovers that homeless people were being used as guinea pigs in experimental research for the good of humanity. Using the philosophical approaches of Kant’s Deontology and Mill’s Utilitarianism‚ I will present the ethical parameters of Dr. Luthan’s dilemmas and how these two theories explore the moral nature of human beings. Kant’s moral system is based on a belief that reason
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Animism is a unique concept holds strong to the belief that all moving objects hold within them‚ animated spirits that caused their mobility (Carlson‚ 2). This perception of life can be seen from the earliest of times. Animism was centralized around the idea that there was a purpose to every movement generated by a spirit. This spirit within allowed people to achieve their movement throughout their lifetime. They were able to travel by means of the spirit that guided from within. The question‚ though
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Reflective Practice Vol. 7‚ No. 4‚ November 2006‚ pp. 483–497 Philosophical reflections from the silver screen: using films to promote reflection in pre-service teachers Charlene Tan* Nanyang Technological University‚ Singapore hpctan@nie.edu.sg CharleneTan 0 4 700000November 2006 & Francis Original Article 1462-3943 (print)/1470-1103 ReflectiveFrancis Ltd 10.1080/14623940600987080(online) CREP_A_198609.sgm Taylor andPractice2006 This paper studies the use of four popular films (The Lord
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Matrix essays [philosophy] Explain some of the philosophical issues outlined in the film‚ The Matrix. (AO1) Through the film‚ The Matrix‚ the philosophical idea of epistemology is explored. One aspect of this philosophical issue that is tackles is whether we can trust our senses. In the film Morpheus says: ‘real is simply electrical impulses interpreted by your brain’. Everything we see is just light waves being reflected off objects into our eyes‚ everything we touch stimulates electrical
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James Joyce‚ The Dead from “Dubliners” «[…] He thought of how she who lay beside him had locked in her heart for so many years that image of her lover’s eyes when he had told her that he did not wish to live.» James Joyce (Dublin‚ February 1882 – Zurich‚ Jenuary 1941) is an Irish writer who has depicted Dublin in his collection of short stories “Dubliners” (London‚ 1914)‚ and who has revolutioned narrative style and techinques with his mature work “Ulysses” (Paris‚ 1922). Even though Joyce
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a pivotal work in feminist philosophy‚ whereas “Being and Nothingness” sets out to give an ontological analysis of human existence and is considered as one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century. Both texts are considered as existentialist‚ a term which cannot be defined as a consistent philosophical “system”[3]‚ but rather a general approach focusing on the experience of existence. Therefore existentialist works tend to focus on the human consciousness and its situation in
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