If Odyssey

A Philosophical Journey Through Greek Myth and Storytelling for 8 - 16-Year-Olds

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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The If Odyssey draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer'sepic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus,but also to that other great Ancient Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore withOdysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas, thephilosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love among many other philosophicalissues. From the author of The If Machine, this book offers stories andsession plans suitable for use across the curriculum with children aged 8-16.Online you'll find maps of Odysseus' journey, The Words of Tiresias thatprovides clues for the children as to Odysseus' progress and an Ancient Greek languageworkshop with accompanying worksheets. You can use the 'Storykit' section, whichprovides hints and tips on storytelling skills, to bring the tales of TheOdyssey to life and stimulate independent, critical thinking with yourclass.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-10-04
Mått154 x 238 x 12 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
IllustratörLevi, Tamar
ISBN9781441174956

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Peter Worley teaches philosophy in schools every week. He is a Resident Philosopher at 6 state primary schools in London and he is the founder and CEO of The Philosophy Foundation (www.philosophy-foundation.org), a charity that specialises in philosophy in primary and secondary schools, based in the UK. Peter has over 20 years' experience in teaching and regularly gives talks and presentations about philosophy in schools. He is a Fellow of the RSA and is a Visiting Research Associate at King’s College London.Tamar Levi is an author and illustrator based in London, UK and has her own website: www.TamarLevi.com. Tamar is also researching a PhD in English and Creative Writing at Roehampton University, UK.Angie Hobbs is Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at Sheffield University.

Acknowledgements \ Preface \ Section One: How to use TheIf Odyssey \ Introduction \ Ariadne: The Art of Facilitation \ Aoidos: TheLost Art of Storytelling \ Logos: Teaching Strategies \ Section Two: TheOdyssey \ 1. The War (The Wooden Horse) \ 2. The Battle (The Ciconians) 3. Happiness and Forgetting (The Lotus Eaters) \ 4. Nobody's Home (The Cyclops)\ 5. Captain or Crew? (Aeolus and the Bag of Winds) \ 6. Dinner Guests (TheLaestrygonians) \ 7. Choices (Circe and the Pig Men) \ 8. Under the World (Tiresiasand the Underworld) \ Chapter 9. The Singing Women (The Sirens) \ 10. TheHorror of The Rocks (Scylla and Charybdis) \ 11. Clouded (The Cattle of Helios)\ 12. The Concealer (The Island of Kalypso) \ 13. The Storyteller (ThePhaeacians) \ 14. The Stranger (The Return Home) \ Section Three: After TheOdyssey \ Appendix 1: The Hero \ Appendix 2: Introduction to Ancient Greek\ Appendix 3: Ancient Greek Workshop \ Appendix 4: Winged Words (Oidipus andThe Riddle of The Sphinx) \ Bibliography

This imaginative journey through the events of Homer's Odyssey will delight and engage children and adults in a philosophical adventure. Worley offers a masterful guide, providing rich philosophical questions and a clearly outlined method to support teachers in nurturing creative and critical thinking in their students. He has interwoven ethics, theory of knowledge, metaphysics, social philosophy, aesthetics into a narrative 'odyssey', using the iconic story of the human search for truth, beauty and goodness. I can easily see this text being adopted in elementary, secondary and even college level. Wendy C. Turgeon, Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. Joseph's College, New York, USA