Homeschoolmom3 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) So my son would like to get HS credit for a philosophy class and I have been looking into the best books to include. I am familiar with Sophie's World, also looking at Abolition of a Man (Lewis) and Six Great Ideas (Adler). Trying to keep to a Christian philosophy. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!! Edited May 1, 2016 by Homeschoolmom3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The Consequences of Ideas by R.C. Sproul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 The Consequences of Ideas by R.C. Sproul I think I have seen that somewhere before. Have you used it or know of anyone who has? Will look into it again! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) My ds and I did a philosophy of science and religion course a few yrs ago. This is what we used: Teaching Company lectures: Birth of the Modern Mind : The Intellectual History of 17th and 18th Centuries Philosophy of Science & Religion God and Nature: Historical Essays on Encounter between Christianity and Science Peter Kreeft's books: Socrates Meets Hume: The Father of Philosophy Meets the Father of Modern Skepticism Socrates Meets Descartes: The Father of Philosophy Analyzes the Father of Modern Philosophy's Discourse on Method Socrates Meets Kant: The Father of Philosophy Meets His Most Influential Modern Child Christianity for Modern Pagans: PASCAL's Pensees Edited May 1, 2016 by 8FillTheHeart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I think I have seen that somewhere before. Have you used it or know of anyone who has? Will look into it again! Thanks! I'm smack dab in the middle of planning a worldview/philosophy course for my oldest dd, so I haven't used it yet. I read it and it looks like a good, broad overview of philosophy from a Christian worldview. I've been browsing around Ligonier Ministries' website in general. They have a lot of video lecture series that look interesting. There is a lecture series meant to accompany that book specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 This looks interesting https://homeschooladventure.com/shop/philosophy-adventure-pre-socratics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 This might help? http://www.thebookoflife.org/category/curriculum/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 We used Sonlight's Worldview and World Studies. Mine was already taking history/lit with a friend, so I just had her read the history portions and not answer the questions. On the rest, I had her keep a notebook, and then we met every Friday to discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Thanks for all of your ideas! Going to do some digging. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I listened to Quest for Meaning: Values, Ethics, and the Modern Experience from the Great Courses and really enjoyed it. My kids are too young though:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connections Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Memorial Press has some interesting Philosophy online classes (though we have not used them to date). You may want to look at the resources they are using to create your own home-grown class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) We used this - Does the Center Hold? - as a foundation. along with The Consequences of Ideas, How to be your own Selfish Pig, and a book of short biographies of philosophers...I can't remember which one. Then I had her choose a philosopher that she wanted to research further. She chose Kierkegaard and read a biography, some excerpts of his work, and Fear and Trembling. We talked a lot and she wrote a lot! ETA: Oh, and she read Sophie's World as well! Edited May 1, 2016 by Liza Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) Dd used ​Life's Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy in an online DE introduction to philosophy class she took through a Christian university this year. I was impressed with the book and mentally noted that I would consider it in future for a high school philosophy course. Each chapter ends with a suggested writing assignment. Other books I've read and would consider: ​Prelude to Philosophy: An Introduction for Christians ​Philosophy for Dummies ​(a well-written, engaging overview -- not Christian, but certainly not anti-Christian. The author seems to be theist. He does tell some fascinating, but potentially objectionable, personal stories about fortune-tellers and psychic phenomena which you would probably want to discuss or skip.) Edited May 1, 2016 by Jane Elliot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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