Teaching Philosophy
Encyclopedia
Teaching Philosophy is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
devoted to the practical and theoretical discussion of teaching and learning philosophy
, that is philosophy education
. The journal was established in 1975 by Arnold Wilson, and has published over 2,500 articles and reviews in this field. Published contributors include philosophers from a range of backgrounds and orientations, including Norman Bowie, Myles Brand
, Peter Caws
, Angela Davis
, Daniel Dennett
, Alasdair MacIntyre
, Rosalind Ladd, Michael Pritchard, Anita Silvers
, and Robert C. Solomon
. It is published quarterly on behalf of the Teaching Philosophy Association by the Philosophy Documentation Center
. Since August 2011, members of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers
have online access to Teaching Philosophy as a benefit of membership.
, and TOC Premier.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
devoted to the practical and theoretical discussion of teaching and learning philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, that is philosophy education
Philosophy education
Philosophy education is the practice of teaching and learning philosophy as well as the research about it. It is not philosophy of education.- Philosophy education around the world :...
. The journal was established in 1975 by Arnold Wilson, and has published over 2,500 articles and reviews in this field. Published contributors include philosophers from a range of backgrounds and orientations, including Norman Bowie, Myles Brand
Myles Brand
Myles Neil Brand, Ph. D. was the 14th president of the University of Oregon, president of the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association , and 16th president of Indiana University.-Personal life:...
, Peter Caws
Peter Caws
Peter J. Caws is a British American philosopher and administrator, and University Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Human Sciences at the George Washington University.- Biography :...
, Angela Davis
Angela Davis
Angela Davis is an American political activist, scholar, and author. Davis was most politically active during the late 1960s through the 1970s and was associated with the Communist Party USA, the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Panther Party...
, Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett
Daniel Clement Dennett is an American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. He is currently the Co-director of...
, Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre is a British philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology...
, Rosalind Ladd, Michael Pritchard, Anita Silvers
Anita Silvers
Anita Silvers is an American philosopher, interested in medical ethics, bioethics, feminism, disability studies, philosophy of law, and social and political philosophy. Silvers received her B.A. in 1962 from Sarah Lawrence College, and her PhD in Philosophy in 1967 from Johns Hopkins University...
, and Robert C. Solomon
Robert C. Solomon
Robert C. Solomon was a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA.-Early life:...
. It is published quarterly on behalf of the Teaching Philosophy Association by the Philosophy Documentation Center
Philosophy Documentation Center
The Philosophy Documentation Center is a non-profit publisher and resource center dedicated to providing affordable access to a wide range of materials in applied ethics, classics, philosophy, religious studies, and related disciplines...
. Since August 2011, members of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers
American Association of Philosophy Teachers
American Association of Philosophy Teachers is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the art of teaching philosophy. The association was establsihed in 1976 and since that time it has supported the continuing professional development of philosophy teachers in North...
have online access to Teaching Philosophy as a benefit of membership.
Topics covered
Topics that are frequently covered include:- Teaching methods and the use of new instructional material
- Experimental and interdisciplinary courses with philosophical content
- Evaluation of teaching and assessment of learning in philosophy
- Critical examination of pedagogical problems
- Reviews of books, software, instructional media, and Web-based resources
Indexing
Teaching Philosophy is abstracted and indexed in Academic Search Premier, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Contents Pages in Education, Education Research Index, Expanded Academic ASAP, FRANCIS, Index Philosophicus, InfoTrac OneFile, International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, International Philosophical Bibliography, MLA International Bibliography, Periodicals Index Online, Philosopher's Index, Philosophy Research IndexPhilosophy Research Index
The Philosophy Research Index is an and abstracting and indexing database containing bibliographic information on philosophical publications in western languages. It contains over 800,000 citations to a range of philosophical publications, including books, anthologies, scholarly journals,...
, and TOC Premier.
Awards
The following articles have received the biennial 'Mark Lenssen Prize for Publishing on Teaching Philosophy' from the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (http://www.philosophyteachers.org):- Daryl Close, "Fair Grades", Volume 32, Nr. 4 (December 2009), pp. 361–398.http://secure.pdcnet.org/8525737F00588478/file/C125737F0061DCC6C125756D0060B335/$FILE/teachphil_2004_0027_0004_0055_0072.pdf
- David W. Concepción, "Reading Philosophy with Background Knowledge and Metacognition", Volume 27, Nr.4 (December 2004), pp.351–368.http://secure.pdcnet.org/8525737F00588478/file/C125737F0061DCC6C125756D0060B335/$FILE/teachphil_2004_0027_0004_0055_0072.pdf
- James Campbell, "The Ambivalence toward Teaching in the Early Years of the American Philosophical Association", Volume 25, Nr.1 (March 2002), pp.53–68.
- Deborah Barnbaum, "Teaching Empathy in Medical Ethics: The Use of Lottery Assignments", Volume 24, Nr.1 (March 2001), pp.63–75.http://secure.pdcnet.org/8525737F00588478/file/C125737F0061DCC6C125756D0060B109/$FILE/teachphil_2001_0024_0001_0065_0077.pdf