Mommyfaithe Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Course recommendations?? Textbooks? Reading lists?? Anyone ever do this?? I'd like some info...help! Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 We do a .5 credit of Philosophy, Ethics, and World Views in the senior year. For the Philosophy part, we listen to and discuss R.C. Sproul's Consequences of Ideas DVDs. My dd had to take two Philosophy classes her freshman year in college, and she said our discussions covered a lot more and more deeply than anything she did in Philosophy 101...and it was an honors class. :confused: Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) She read Essential Philisophy (Mannion) as a quick introduction, then read primary sources from Philosophy: The Quest for Truth (Pojman). Alongside those, she read Sophie's World (Gaarder) and Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts (Bagget). We gave a half credit for it on her transcript. Here's the basic outline: Ancient Greece and Presocratic Efforts - Reading: “Gyges’ Ring,” Plato Three Sages: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle - Reading: “The Ethics of Virtue,” Aristotle Decline and Fall of the Hellenistic Period - Reading: “Letter to Menoeceus,” Epicurus The Medieval Mind - Reading: “St. Anselm’s Presentation” - Reading: “The Five Ways,” Thomas Aquinas The Renaissance Period Humanism The Protestant Reformation The Scientific Revolution Approaching Modern Times - Reading: “Meditation One” and “Meditation Two,” René Descartes - Reading: “The Absolutist Answer,” Thomas Hobbes - Reading: “The Democratic Answer,” John Locke British Empiricism The French Enlightenment German Idealism - Reading: “Moral Law,” Immanuel Kant - Reading: “The Ethics of Nobility,” Friedrich Nietzsche Utilitarianism - Reading: From On Liberty, John Stuart Mill American Transcendentalists Phenomenology and Existentialism - Reading: “Life is Absurd,” Albert Camus Modern and Postmodern Philosophers Sociology and Anthopology - Reading: “The Communist Answer,” Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Psychology Eastern Schools of Thought The Big Three Religions - Reading: “The Case for Affirmative Action,” Albert Mosley - Reading: “The Case Against Strong Affirmative Action,” Louis J. Pojman Objectivism and the Right Livelihood - Reading: “In Defense of Ethical Egoism,” Ayn Rand - Reading: “A Critique of Ethical Egoism,” James Rachels Forgotten Philosophers Twelve Steps to a Better Life - Reading: “The Case for Animal Liberation,” Peter Singer - Reading: “The Case Against Animal Rights,” Carl Cohen The “New Age” Philosophy Beyond the Classroom Edited April 4, 2009 by Jenny in Florida Correcting the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 NWcenter for philosophy has the following literature list and lesson plans on its website: http://depts.washington.edu/nwcenter/index.html High School Literature The Universe and Dr. Einstein, by Lincoln Barnett The Second Sex, by Simone de Beauvoir Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, by George Berkeley Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life, by Sissela Bok The Stranger, by Albert Camus Mrs. Bridge, by Evan Connell Meditations on First Philosophy, by Descartes Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard Middlemarch, by George Eliot The Campaign, by Carlos Fuentes The Mind's I, composed and arranged by Douglas R. Hofstadter and Daniel C. Dennett The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaarder In A Different Voice, by Carol Gilligan Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston "A White Heron," in The Country of the Painted Firs and Other Stories, by Sarah Orne Jewett The Trial, by Franz Kafka Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death, by Soren Kierkegaard A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold The Time of the Hero, by Mario Vargas Llosa Philosophical Fragments, by Soren Kierkegaard The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, by Milan Kundera One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Tar Baby, by Toni Morrison What Does It All Mean?, by Thomas Nagel The Examined Life, by Robert Nozick Tell Me A Riddle, by Tillie Olsen A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality, by John Perry The World of Silence, by Max Picard The Republic, by Plato A Theory of Justice, by John Rawls The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger Nausea, by John-Paul Sartre No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre Walden, by Henry David Thoreau A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy, edited by Jeremy Weate The Quest for Christa T., by Christa Wolf Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf IAPC curriculum https://cehs2.montclair.edu/store/customer/home.php?cat=250 And if you want to do some research: http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Philosophy/Philosophy_for_Children/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 We used Does the Center Hold? An Introduction to Western Philosophy by Donald Palmer as the primary text. For each chapter, I had her answer a few of the end-of-chapter questions in writing. We also used a few Christian books. One was RC Sproul's The Consequences of Ideas. We added Thinking like a Christian but she did not do the study - we just read through the book and discussed it. She had already read a few other worldview-type books - How to be your own selfish pig and Blah, Blah, Blah were both good. Umm...a library book that she found helpful but I can't remember the title - it had short biographies about various philosophers. Last was Sophie's World by Gaardner. Fascinating book! I had her choose a philosopher to study and she chose Kierkegaard. She read a book that was a combination overview of his philosophy/biography (another library book that I can't remember!) and then his Fear and Trembling. She wrote a few short papers and then ended the year with a longer paper about K's "Leap of Faith"; she really put a lot of work into it. Originally I was planning for this to be a .5 credit course, but it turned into a full credit! I am so glad that we took the time to do this. I felt more prepared for her to read more after this class; everything from Brave New World to The Brothers Karamazov has been more clear to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 The Teaching Company has a sale on still, I believe, and they have several philosophy courses that look great! I, personally, love a book entitled An Introduction to Greek Philosophy, by J. V. Luce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanAR Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I purchased, but never used, Smarr's "Fundamentals and history of Western Philosophy". http://www.smarrpublishers.com/philos.html SusanAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 jenny in Florida,Thanks you so much for sharing the selected readings and book titles used. You have done a remarkable job of being balanced in the topical juxtapositions. I appreciate your generousity in sharing your work. This ,like so many of your posts, is a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in VA Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Just wanted to add that The Potter's School, http://www.pottersschool.org , has a Philosophy class. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moira Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Hi there, I just did finished doing a great Philosophy program. We used a fantastic book called Sophie's World as the basis. This is a great novel and a fantastic way to study the subject. While my son read the book he did further study on each of the Philosophers mentioned in the book. He then bound all the pages he made at the end of the book and now has his own study guide. I would be happy to share all the details of how we did this if you are interested. We both learned an incredible amount and really enjoyed the process. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Hi there, I just did finished doing a great Philosophy program. We used a fantastic book called Sophie's World as the basis. This is a great novel and a fantastic way to study the subject. While my son read the book he did further study on each of the Philosophers mentioned in the book. He then bound all the pages he made at the end of the book and now has his own study guide. I would be happy to share all the details of how we did this if you are interested. We both learned an incredible amount and really enjoyed the process. Best of luck! I'm very interested in this. My aunt gave me a used copy they had from when their dc were in high school (French immersion) or else university, so I plan to use this somewhere in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yes - please share you ideas On using Sophies World. Thanks, Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in MI Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 It is based on the book Sophie's World & focuses on comparing the various philosophy views to a Biblical worldview. The curriculum's author has the student study relevant Bible passages alongside each chapter read in the novel. And he adds more background on the philosophers in his study notes, as well as stating his own views. It is exactly what I wanted as an introductory, one semester course, laying the groundwork for possible future studies in philosophy at a university. I wouldn't call it a "traditional" philosophy class, although it is definitely worth a semester of philosophy credit. The materials are very straightforward and easy to use. This was very helpful to me because I took philosophy at my university eons ago with no background in it whatsover at that time. So I felt like I spent the entire semester in a fog! I would definitely recommend the Smarr course to anyone looking for a basic comparative philosophy class. --Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanAR Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I purchased, but never used, Smarr's "Fundamentals and history of Western Philosophy". http://www.smarrpublishers.com/philos.html SusanAR Smarr uses Sophie's World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thank you for all your replies. Moira, I would LOVE to hear how you and your ds studied Sophies World. This sounds like something my son would like to do. Very CM! Please share... Also...thanks all for all the booklists and additional reading. Lots to consider. i will also check out Smarr...because I wouldn't want to delve into other Pholosophies without our Bible close at hand. I love this goup...You are all always so full of info and so helpful... Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moira Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I would love to share this idea because it was such a rewarding homeschool project. My son is very proud of his "book" and I am so proud of him!! He would love to have it published as a package with Sophie's World. I tried to upload some attachments to show you some of the final pages my DS made but I was not successful- they said the page was too big to be uploaded-but it was only one page. The fun part of the project will be obvious if I can show you this. Anyone have suggestions. Can I email it to you privately? I think you can see how we did this if I can show you some of the pages. I am not very competent on the computer-sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 I would be happy if you could e-mail a smaple to me. I think my e-mail addy is available if you click on my name. otherwise it is mommyfaithe at (use the sign) yahoo dot (use the sign) com. Thanks, Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Yes, do mail it to me privately - please! Tessolecki @ fairpoint dot net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori in tx Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I would love to see it too sparkshomeschoolmommy@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof2boys Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I would love to see how you used Sophies world also. My e-mail address is panhorst at gmail dot com thanks, gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverfront Headmistress Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I would love it too. I just ordered Sopie's World from the library; preparing the education I never had. :) aprilmcconnell @ gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Can I email it to you privately? I think you can see how we did this if I can show you some of the pages. I am not very competent on the computer-sorry. Yes. If you click on my name here you can email me right from WTM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 .because I wouldn't want to delve into other Pholosophies without our Bible close at hand. I love this goup...You are all always so full of info and so helpful... Faithe You just reminded me of a book I have that I still need to read called Logic or the Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry after Truth by Isaac Watts. ASBN 1-4021-5993-5 . There may be other editions, as well, but this is from Elibron Classics. The text is a facsimile of the original of 1825. I'm not sure how high school friendly it is, but it is Christian based. A friend recommended this to me when I was fed up with Plato. I'd read several shorter works by Plato/Socrates (including Phaedo), but during the Republic I finally had enough of some of his illogic (but had had a lot of fun with the conversation overall. I may go back to that book someday.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 moira would you please send it to me also, my email is desi19 at hotmail.com. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moira Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hi everyone, I did send emails out today with the attachments to everyone that asked. If you have international emails automatically go to your spam box than you might check for my email in your spam box. My email address is threenovacks@gmail.com. I live near Dubai in the UAE-at least for a little while longer, so that does happen once in a while. Sorry I was late in replying! Have a great day Moira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaM. Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Would you share with me too? I'd love to see it. chiliwoman at aol.com Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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