Problematics of Teaching Philosophy
Objectives
1. To discuss the relationship between philosophy and the different educational methods.
2. To use the different contemporary and modern educational methods.
3. To adapt the modern didactic and educational practices to philosophical contents.
4. Developing analytical and critical skills.
5. Acquiring, using, and teaching different instruments for the critical analysis of philosophical texts.
General characterization
Code
722031069
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Luís Manuel Aires Ventura Bernardo
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
BLAIS, M.-C. et al., Transmettre, apprendre, PAris, Fayard, 2016.
BOAVIDA, J., Educação Filosófica, Coimbra, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2010.
CHARLIER, E. et al., Comment soutenir la démarche réflexive?, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2020.
COSSUTTA, F. (dir.), Le Dialogue: introduction à un genre philosophique, Lille, Septentrion, 2004.
FERRY, L., RENAUT, A., Philosopher à 18 ans, Paris, Grasset, 1999.
GREPH, Qui a peur de la philosophie? Paris, Flammarion, 2002.
GUTEK, G., New Perspectives on Philosophy and Education, Columbus, Merrill, 2009.
KUHN, D. et al., Argue with me: Argument as a path to developing students' thinking and writing, New York, Wessex Press, 2014.
Philosophica, n.º 6 (Ensino da Filosofia, Filosofia do Ensino), Lisboa, Colibri, 1995.
PINTO, M., FEREIRA, M. (org.), Ensinar Filosofia? O que dizem os filósofos, Lisboa, CFUL, 2013.
WEGERIF, R. et al., The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking, Oxon, New York, Routledge, 2015.
Teaching method
- Dialogued presentation of contents.
- Textual analysis.
- Discussion and debate.
Evaluation method
Participation in the proposed activities: 20%.
Oral presentation of a work in progress: 20%
Written essay (5 to 10 pages): 60%
Subject matter
The course will cover the main ways of conceiving the teaching of philosophy. It will be analyzed and discussed the theoretical positions that sustain them, the practical consequences that derive from them and their applicability in the teaching of philosophy in Secondary Education.
- General framework: philosophy or philosophizing; to teach or to learn.
- Specific framework: the place of the discipline of philosophy in the Portuguese Education System.
- The modalities: Dialogue; argumentation; transmission; exercise; criticism; problematization; construction; hermeneutics.
- A current topic: teaching philosophy and artificial intelligence.