Overview

Intended for both current and future teachers of philosophy, this book clarifies fundamental principles of instruction as well as offering specific suggestions for presenting commonly taught philosophical subjects including critical thinking, free will, philosophy of religion, ethics, and political philosophy. Cahn's writing throughout is lucid and lively, replete with illuminating examples, and useful to all instructors regardless of their curricular or technological choices.

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""For decades, Steven Cahn's students and colleagues have gained enormously from his constructive advice about teaching philosophy. This book enables a far wider audience to learn from him, in its general suggestions about teaching as well as in its specific insights into introducing particular philosophical topics. It distills the wisdom gained in a lifetime--a lifetime imbued with passion for philosophical ideas and for their broad dissemination."" --Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Columbia University

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Steven M. Cahn is professor emeritus of philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he served for nearly a decade as provost and vice president for academic affairs, then as acting president. He taught at Dartmouth College, Vassar College, New York University, the University of Rochester, and the University of Vermont, where he chaired the Department of Philosophy. He is the author or editor of more than seventy books.

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