We are All Philosophical Animals
We are all philosophical animals: How would I introduce philosophy to first-year undergrad students? Preliminary remarks: Over the course of years, I have engaged in teaching philosophy to first-year undergrad students as a TA. I have always found it exciting and challenging to think about the best way to introduce philosophy to a general audience and people with no background. Finally, I overcame my hesitations and tried to pen down a sketch. Maybe I will use this material if I ever get to become a philosophy professor and have to teach an introductory course in philosophy. Anyway, please let me know what you think. We are all philosophical animals In this course, Intro to Philosophy, we are supposed to deal with some canonical philosophical texts and try to interpret and understand them. That is a very good way to be introduced to philosophy. Still, the drawback is to be lost in the trees and not see the jungle. All professional philosophers and philosophy stud...
