ABSTRACT: Teaching philosophy and critical thinking is one of the main ways to clearly reaffirm the value of human persons and of goodness and freedom. It is not sufficient to propose a philosophical message, but we must teach it systematically (curriculum) with a real synergy between teachers and parents. We must also build a curriculum, which includes an evaluation model based on clear goals and objectives: the intermediate and final evaluation and assessment will enable us to be sure that we have reached our aim. It is also necessary to verify every step, evaluate it and compare it to the criteria (general project, goals, objectives) we put in our mind and use in our teaching. This critical evaluation needs methods and some teaching instruments described herein. The final philosophical education will be much stabler and assure us about our scientific and formative project.
I. Teaching Philosophy
Philosophical thinking includes an educational dimension, according to the dialogical structure of human thinking. First of all a preliminary question: is philosophy teaching and learning possible? This is the main problem, from Socrates to today: if a science exists and can be transmitted: without any objective and universal philosophical knowing about justice, goodness, truth, man becomes the measure of all things (according to Protagoras; science becomes sensation and human knowing is under subjectivism. But it's possible to get truth by dialogue: then it is also possible teaching and philosophically thinking using argumentation and research of universal ideas, transcending simple and unfounded opinions (CIFUENTES, 1997 #4922). This thesis, from Plato to Kant and German idealism (Fichte, Schelling, Hegel) seems the main scient...
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Religion plays an essential role in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis. Even though Marji has survived the war and the revolution physically, she is essentially dead. One of the most devout children that used to dream of being a prophet is gone. Her soul was killed by the suffering she witnessed and endured. Persepolis is a book that does not only illustrate the horror and evil of a control government that tries to suffocate its people by using religion; at the same time, it also explores how family and society contribute to a loss of one’s faith as well.
...t is how religion plays a part in enhancing the understanding of themes in Persepolis.
There are many different influences in the world today; a big one that most people in the world face is religion. Religion is an influence that people first encounter during their childhood. They grow and learn to have faith. People’s perspective on religion is affected by their culture, their family and the events they witness during childhood. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is the story of a young girl growing up in Iran, during the Islamic Revolution, and the war with Iraq. Throughout the novel religion develops along with the plot, in good and bad ways. In the story Marji loses her faith and it changes who she is, religion also changed her lifestyle by the government putting religion into the law. Religion is a topic that people label as
Throughout history, religion has gained religious believers, but likewise has lost them. The ability to have faith in something is a characteristic that is unique in humans. But, likewise, people have the unique characteristic of stop believing, specially, when certain events challenge their faith. In Marjane’s narrative story, Persepolis, Marjane slowly lost faith in religion. Religious fundamentalist harmed her love ones, violently, which made her realize that religion was always connected with violent acts. Marjane narrates that a lot of people have accepted the new religious government, she said, “it wasn’t only the people that changed. Ordinary people changed
What is the role of religion in Persepolis? How does religion enhance your understanding of the themes and culture of the novel?
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“Contrary to the claims that violent video games are linked to aggressive assaults and homicides, no evidence was found to suggest that this medium was a major (or minor) contributing cause of violence in the United States.” (Markey, 290)
In the novel Persepolis, religion is actually the key role of giving the storyline depth. Religion enhances ones understanding of the novel because without the religion the readers would be lost on why the characters have to wear veils or why the children have to be separated by gender. The novel gave the readers background knowledge on how all government decisions are “religion based”. If reading this you must have noticed the quotation marks around religion based, certainly because that is not true. The leader Shah wants everyone to believe that his decisions are religion based so his citizens do not judge him for making a wrong choice since the rules were indeed influenced by him. To back that conclusion up, the textbooks in the children’s
Operant conditioning comes in to play a role in the development of this crucial skill quite often in the classroom. The lecturer either commends critical thinking or rebukes the lack of it, not only in report writing, but also in the answering of questions in the classroom, in quizzes, and in tests. In Biology, there is no room for laziness, and lecturers ensure that the students realize this. When asked a question, they do their best to answer as best as possible to avoid being humiliated and disappointing the lecturer, and consequently, themselves. They take pride in receiving approval from their lecturer when they have thought considerably and critically about a circumstance and have come to a correct conclusion.
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