Philosophy for Teens - True Friendship
Professor Dave, PhD
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In this 5 week course, students will learn about Aristotle, virtue ethics, social skills, and his philosophy of friendship
Class experience
US Grade 7 - 10
This multi-day class examines the virtue ethics of Aristotle (384-322 BCE) and his philosophy of friendship. It builds on my one-time class on virtue ethics. But this class can be taken separately. No background knowledge or prerequisites required. We start from scratch ! The foundation of all ethics, according to Aristotle, is friendship. We are social beings, he wrote, and find our happiness in our relationships to family, friends, and in society. Ethics is what unites us all...
This aims to be a practical introduction to Aristotle, virtue ethics, and his philosophy of friendship, and will further future studies by the student in both ancient and modern philosophy.
I have a PhD in the Philosophy of Religion from McGill University, and many years experience teaching philosophy and ethics. One of the courses I have taught is Environmental Virtue Ethics (ENVR 380), an open enrollment undergraduate course, at McGill University. My PhD examined how the philosophy of Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) engaged and transformed the philosophies of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) as the grounding for his secular and philosophical Virtue Ethic he termed the 'reverence for life' ethic. This PhD research was followed-up with a book, The New Rationalism: Albert Schweitzer’s Philosophy of Reverence for Life, McGill-Queens University Press (2013), went further to trace his thought back to ancient Greece.
A handout of the course slides and key terms, quotes, and ideas will be provided for each week. This is to help with note taking and remembering the course material after each class.
Aristotle. 1999. Nicomachean Ethics - Second Edition. Terence Irwin (translator). Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Group. Pangle, Lorraine Smith. 2003. Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Hello ! I am a professor of philosophy, ecology, and religious studies, and I will be offering classes to help students make that sometimes difficult transition to college and university. So often I see 1st year undergraduate students struggle...
Group Class
$17
weekly or $85 for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
45 min
Completed by 50 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
1-6 learners per class
