This 43-slide PowerPoint is what I use when teaching Intro to Philosophy or Philosophy of Human Nature at the university. It is extremely detailed, includes multiple quotes from the Discourse and Meditations, and presents not just the Cogito, but why in fact this was such a significant statement in the history of Western Philosophy. It was, for Descartes, his fundamental building block (certainty; foundationalism) in erecting his edifice of knowledge. In addition, notes are included for some slides in the note section as a teacher’s aid.
These are some AS Philosophy of Religion revision notes I have made and used. They have helped many of my students get an A. I've noticed that over the last 6 years those students that relied on these notes did really well and those students who decided to do it their own way (which they can do if they want) didn't do as well as they could have. A common trend I've realised. Thanks for looking.
EDIT: A2 Revision notes are available now, type in 'A2 Philosophy of Revision Notes and Crammers'
This intriguing lesson is designed to stimulate deep thought and discussion, exploring the issues of our choices, our nature and the idea of taking responsibility for our actions. Children are introduced to the idea of the moment of choice and see how they can make better choices with their friendships and in social situations. Contains philosophical questions in response to a video stimuli that will spark intriguing discussions. These discussions lead on to a creative drama activity that explores the idea of making the right choice. Complete lesson with starter, plenary, learning activities, questions and resources all included.
The A Level Philosophy Stretch and Challenge Workbook makes it as easy as possible for you to stretch and challenge the thinking of your most able students.
The workbook is self-contained and ready to use. It is thirty pages long, containing a wide range of stimulating, high-level activities. These are based on critical, creative and conceptual thinking, as well as the top two levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy – synthesis and evaluation.
Simply print off the workbook and give it to your most able students. They can then use it during lessons, when they have finished the main activity, or as the basis of challenging homework tasks.
The A Level Philosophy Stretch and Challenge Workbook is a perfect complement to the Stretch and Challenge Grid and the Stretch and Challenge Generator. All three together allow you to differentiate incredibly effectively for your most able students, with little or no planning required.
A thorough and comprehensive 23 page workpack and teacher's answer booklet with links to several useful philosophy videos with comprehension questions. Approximately to be completed in 12 hour long lessons. Workpack includes prep/homework tasks as well. It includes a variety of activities, key words and quotations. professionally presented with varous images and tables. Includes topics on: Empiricism, Locke, Kant, Hume, Berkeley, Tabula Rasa and Induction
An evaluation sheet (old spec AQA) and a great Mill slide show that some of my year 10 Ethics students just showed to their class a few weeks ago (quite funny, I think).
A quick starter lesson on Rationalism vs. empiricism and epistemology. Brief overview of topic and a quick look at Descartes, Locke and Hume. Incluses a card sort activity.
Values affect all areas of our lives and therefore progressively empowering children and young people so that they better understand, develop, embed, apply and reflect upon life-enriching values enhances their wellbeing, achievements and future trajectories.
Quality, systematic Values Education pays dividends across a broad and balanced curriculum - and is essential for preparing learners for 21st-century life.
Research and experience confirm that embedding values into the life of a school inspires excellence with wide-ranging improvements and morale-boosting impacts for teachers, pupils, parents and the wider community.
VALUES LITERACY, along with DIGITAL LITERACY, is already becoming a prerequisite for participating meaningfully in society and in the world of work.
Our values make life meaningful and give it purpose.
‘VALUES LITERACY' could be considered as individuals' understanding and knowledge about a wide spectrum of values and their ability to choose and skilfully apply appropriate values within different settings in real-life situations.
Quality, systematic values education, as an integral part of a modern, 21-st century curriculum, promotes ‘whole-person’ development, gradually building a fluency in values that will serve children and young people well both during their school careers and on into their adult lives.
These first year undergraduate lectures by Dr Peter Millican aim to provide a thorough yet accessible introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to resolve the issue and address 'big&' questions about life such as how we perceive the world. This content is placed under a Creative Commons licence worldwide (BY-NC-SA).
These first year undergraduate lectures by Dr Peter Millican aim to provide a thorough yet accessible introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to resolve the issue and address 'big&' questions about life such as how we perceive the world. This content is placed under a Creative Commons licence worldwide (BY-NC-SA).
These first year undergraduate lectures by Dr Peter Millican aim to provide a thorough yet accessible introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to address these. This content is placed under a Creative Commons licence and is free for reuse, remixing and redistribution in education worldwide (BY-NC-SA).
These first year undergraduate lectures by Dr Peter Millican aim to provide a thorough yet accessible introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to address these. This content is placed under a Creative Commons licence and is free for reuse, remixing and redistribution in education worldwide (BY-NC-SA).
These first year undergraduate lectures by Dr Peter Millican aim to provide a thorough yet accessible introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to address these. This content is placed under a Creative Commons licence and is free for reuse, remixing and redistribution in education worldwide (BY-NC-SA).
Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 science, philosophy and history.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
• This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Jennifer Mensch and Dr Michael Olson who study the history and philosophy of science. They are creating an anthology of key texts from 18th-century life sciences and philosophy to assess the history of the concept of race.
• This resource also contains an interview with Jennifer and Michael and offers an insight into careers in philosophy. If your students have questions for Jennifer and Michael, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Jennifer and Michael will reply!
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Jennifer and Michael’s research and challenges them to explore the impacts of philosophers on society.
• In the accompanying podcast, Jennifer and Michael discuss their work and the importance of philosophy in the modern world. There is a PowerPoint presentation that accompanies the podcast, containing questions that prompt students to reflect on what Jennifer and Michael say, and a downloadable transcript of the podcast conversation.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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