Philosophers in the Classroom

Steven M. Cahn, Graduate Center of the City University of New York; former Chair, American Philosophical Association Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy; former President, The John Dewey Foundation  Alexandra Bradner, Kenyon College; Chair, American Philosophical Association Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy; Executive Director, American Association of Philosophy Teachers  Andrew P. Mills, Otterbein University; President, American Association of Philosophy Teachers

• Contents:  Preface, by Steven M. CahnIntroduction, by Alexandra Bradner and Andrew Mills  I. Teaching Philosophy: A Prologue1. “What is Philosophy? What is Education?,” by Seung-Kee Lee2. “Free to Think,” by Andrea Tschemplik  II. Teaching the Students3. “Competing Visions,” by Maureen Eckert4. “Learning to Teach,” by David Concepción5. “Meeting Students Where They Are,” Paul Hurley6. “Introducing Philosophy in a Large Classroom,” by Marie-Eve Morin7. “Teaching Value Theory to the Disenfranchised,” by James Rocha8. “Imagine Yourself in the Bird: Teaching Philosophy at the United States Military Academy,” by Courtney Morris  III. Teaching the Course9. “Critical Thinking and Empowerment,” by Mark Piper10. “Getting It Right: Forty Years of Intro to Philosophy,” by Stephen Daniel11. “On Teaching ‘Happiness and the Meaning of Life,” by Christine Vitrano12. “Learning not to Teach,” by Paul Woodruff13. “Moments of Grace,” by Anthony Weston  IV. Teaching Beyond the Course14. “Of Games and Confrontations,” by David C.K. Curry15. “Is the Unexamined Life Worth Living?,” by David Palmer16. “Teaching for Our Good,” by Bob Fischer17. “A Slow Apprenticeship with the Real,” by John Whitmire18. “Teaching Ethics, Happiness, & The Good Life: An Upbuilding Discourse in the Spirits of Søren Kierkegaard and John Dewey,” by Alex Stehn  V. Teaching the Teacher19. “Teaching Philosophy to First Generation Students,” by Bertha Manninen20. “Critical Thinking Can Save Your Life,” by Betsy Jelinek21. “This is Teaching,” by Jane Drexler22. “Teaching as a Humanism,” by Russell Marcus23. “When Our Students Die,” by Nick Smith24. “A Teaching Life,” by Martin Benjamin

"Every philosopher who is a teacher (and even those who are not) ought to own or at least read a copy of this book. The joys and sorrows, obstacles and over-comings, as expressed in the 24 stories are, I wager, experiences that all teachers have had and will continue to experience. To hear such stories expressed by others is a breath of fresh air." —Jason Costanzo, Missouri Western State University, in Philosophy in Review