The Ways We Think
From the Straits of Reason to the Possibilities of Thought
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, History, Criticism, & Surveys
| Author: | Emma Williams | ISBN: | 9781119129585 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | December 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Emma Williams |
| ISBN: | 9781119129585 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | December 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
The Ways We Think critiques predominant approaches to the development of thinking in education and seeks to offer a new account of thought informed by phenomenology, post-structuralism and the ‘ordinary language’ philosophical traditions.
- Presents an original account of thinking for education and explores how this alternative conception of thought might be translated into the classroom
- Explores connections between phenomenology, post-structuralism and ordinary language philosophical traditions
- Examines the relevance of language in accounts of how we think
- Investigates the philosophical accounts of Gilbert Ryle, Martin Heidegger, John Austin and Jacques Derrida
- Draws upon experience of own teaching practice as philosopher-in-residence
The Ways We Think critiques predominant approaches to the development of thinking in education and seeks to offer a new account of thought informed by phenomenology, post-structuralism and the ‘ordinary language’ philosophical traditions.
- Presents an original account of thinking for education and explores how this alternative conception of thought might be translated into the classroom
- Explores connections between phenomenology, post-structuralism and ordinary language philosophical traditions
- Examines the relevance of language in accounts of how we think
- Investigates the philosophical accounts of Gilbert Ryle, Martin Heidegger, John Austin and Jacques Derrida
- Draws upon experience of own teaching practice as philosopher-in-residence
