Articles tagged Philosophy
First Cause First
by Aaron
Friday, 21 September, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life
Friday, 21 September, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life
The meat of this essay will focus on simple pedagogical practices for young children, but first I must necessarily speak philosophically to the parents of these youngsters. In case it has been a while since you took your college philosophy class, and in case you have...
Preschool Philosophers?? The Art of Asking Good Questions
by Jennifer
Wednesday, 01 August, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Wednesday, 01 August, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
I sometimes think that preschoolers make the best philosophers. In order to study philosophy, you must possess three attributes: a ton of curiosity, openness to considering new or different answers, and a relentless ability to ask questions. Mortimer Adler writes...
Against the "Sovereign Self"
by Tucker
Monday, 09 January, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Monday, 09 January, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
The rise of the sovereign self has become foundational for two sociopolitical systems presently deemed most worthy in modern societies: modern democracy and modern consumer capitalism. However, for these systems to be beneficial, they must rely on a sovereignty of the...