Introduction to Philosophical Community of Inquiry

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Alyson Jones

Objective: Students will be able to participate in a community of inquiry dedicated to a Philosophical question .


What is needed to participate in a Community of Inquiry?

  • Listening skills
  • Helping others express their ideas
  • Giving reasons
  • Offering examples and or counter examples



Vocabulary list:

  1. Thinking
  2. Argument
  3. Reason
  4. Wondering
  5. Ideas
  6. Examples


What are Philosophical Questions?


A philosophical question does ask for facts (a scientific question would require facts), but looks into the meaning of something that we usually take for granted.


Questions:

What does it mean to be a "best friend"?

Is it ok, to kill some bugs but not others?


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