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Critical Thinking and Philosophy: Ongoing Weekly (8-13 Pre-Teens)

A philosophy class focused on group discussion and engaged critical thinking.
Teacher Nathan S. (MA)
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(435)
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What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

Each week I will present on a unique philosophical topic and then have the students discuss the topic of the week. We will cover topics including current events, logic, ethics, history of philosophy, debate, fallacies, and more. My primary teaching method uses PowerPoint slides along with questions meant to encourage engagement from the students. I also ask that the students come up with their own arguments in order to practice using logic to be convincing. I am open to any suggestions from students regarding the topic that we will discuss each week. Here is what the current schedule looks like:

Week of November 11: W.E.B Du Bois (Double Consciousness & Race)
Week of November 18: Gilles Deleuze (Difference and Repetition)
Week of November 25: Henri Bergson (Time and Free Will)
Week of December 1: John Searle and Alan Turing (Philosophy of AI) 
Week of December 8: Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalism and Individualism)
Week of December 15: Judith Butler (Gender and The Force of Peace)

Class Resets! Return to Ancient Philosophy 

Week of December 22: Pre-Socratic Philosophy (Thales, Anaximander, Anaxigoras) 
Week of December 29: Heraclitus (Flux and Opposition)
Week of January 5: Parmenides (Monism)
Week of January 12: Socrates (Intro)
Week of January 19: Socrates/Plato (The Apology)
Week of January 26: Plato's Republic & Euthyphro (Justice and The State)
Week of February 2: Aristotle's Virtue Ethics 
Week of February 9: Aristotle's Four Causes and Other Insights 
Week of February 16: Epicurus's Hedonism 
Week of February 23: Ancient Stoicism 
Week of March 2: Pyrrhonian Skepticism

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Parental Guidance
In my ongoing class I teach not just logic, but also history of philosophy and ethics. In my classes we will have open discussions about topics like death, the mind, politics, and unethical acts like stealing and killing (for example, discussing the ethics of killing animals vs killing humans). We discuss these topics so that we can understand them better logically and so that we can understand many different perspectives that different people might have on each topic. I do not expect or demand that any student believe or agree with any particular view on these topics. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about topics discussed in class and I will make sure to adjust my class accordingly.
Language of Instruction
English (Level: B2+)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined October, 2021
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435reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree from Georgia State University
BA and MA in philosophy. Experience teaching at a college level and with children of ages 4-14. 

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$16

weekly
1x per week
50 min

Completed by 856 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-18 learners per class

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