Learning objective 7-1: Inquiry
Students will gain knowledge, skills, and experience to:
- describe, and explain philosophical ideas.
Indicators
- Describes the main problems in different philosophical issues.
- When discussing philosophical ideas, is able to explain different perspectives in some detail.
Possible context elaborations
- A selected written text or television series such as The Consolations of Philosophy (Alain de Botton). Students generate a list of questions that identify the main problems in the philosophical issues raised in/by the text.
Other philosophical problems might be:
- Is the mind separate from the brain?
- Should art be beautiful?
- To be a moral person, do you need to be free?
Assessment for qualifications
See
NCEA assessment: level 2 for suggestions of achievement standards and unit standards that could be used to assess this learning.
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Last updated October 24, 2011
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