Product Overview
A K-12 Curriculum to enable you to teach philosophy and ethics and the foundation volume for the whole Philosophy For Young Thinkers program. It is thought provoking, meaningful, controversial and exciting. It overviews the major philosophical schools of thought and explanations of the conceptual schemes utilized in ethical and rational problem solving. It presents more than 20 intensive Philosophical Problem Sheets to involve the student in current issues of critical, moral and ethical concern: the ethics of science and medicine; religion, world hunger, technology and automation, urban planning, the military, our environment. Students must utilize critical, analytic and creative thinking skills, and divergent approaches to philosophy.
This volume may be used alone or as a superb background for any grade level or levels within the program series. It is not intended as a replacement for any of the grade-specific instructor's manuals. Definition of Terms and Bibliography included. This is the Second and Revised Edition of a classic teaching resource.
