Looking For Meaning: Instructional Manual To Accompany Pixie

by Matthew Lipman, Ann Margaret Sharp

The philosophical exercises in this manual offer practice in generalization, classification, concept development, making comparisons, offering counterexamples, using analogies and identifying contradictions. The various writing exercises focus on reasoning skill development and are explained using non-technical language. The discussion plans aim to support teachers in facilitating dialogue around concepts such friendship, families, honesty and autonomy.

1 pages, Hardcover

First published October 21, 2008