Philosophy+&+Ethics

Name of Collection:
Philosophy & Ethics

School Name:
Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies

Address:
610 Henry Street, Brooklyn, New York 11231

Phone:
718.923.4703

Fax:
718.923.4730

Librarian:
Susan Westover

Librarian's e-mail:
swestov@schools.nyc.gov

===Introduction: //The study of philosophy promotes critical thinking and reasoning at all age levels, promotes a multiplicity of perspectives and the ability to examine novel issues critically and imaginitively. This collection includes print materials appropriate for grades 6 through 12 as a introduction to meaningful existential and ethical questions//. ===

Questions for Inquiry:

 * What is truth?
 * What is real?
 * What is the self? How does it develop? Is there a self?
 * What makes up your world?
 * What is right? How do you know what the right thing to do is?

Reference:
Moose, Christian J., and Rowena Wildin. __//World Philosophers and Their Works, Volume 1 : Masao Abe--Paulo Freire//__. Ed. John K. Roth. New York: Salem P, Incorporated, 2000. Price, Joan A. //__Contemporary Thought__//. New York: Chelsea House, 2008.

Teaching Resources:
Philosophy Guide for Teachers and Parents [] Ethical Dilemmas for Classroom Discussion [] Copeland, Matt. __//Socratic Circles : Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High Sc//hool__. New York: Stenhouse, 2005. White, David A. __//The Examined Life : Advanced Philosophy for Kids//__. New York: Prufrock P, 2005. White, David. __//Philosophy for Kids : 40 Fun Questions That Help You Wonder... about Everything//!__ New York: Prufrock P, 2005.

Non-fiction:
Baggini, Julian, and Jeremy Stangroom. //__Do You Think What You Think You Think?: the Ultimate Philosophical Handbook__//. New York: Plume, 2007. Blackburn, Simon. __//Think: a compelling introduction to philosophy//__. New York, NY: Oxford UP, 1999. Bronson, Eric. //__Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking outside the Batter's Box__//. Chicago, Ill.: Open Court, 2004. DiMauro, Laurie, and Tina Grant, eds. __//Ethics//__. Opposing viewpoints. Farmington Hills, MA: Greenhaven P, 2006. King, Peter J. __//One Hundred Philosophers : The Life and Work of the World's Greatest Thinkers//__. Danbury: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated, 2004. Law, Stephen. //__The Philosophy Gym : 25 Short Adventures in Thinking__.// New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2003. Law, Stephen, and Nishant Choksi. //__Really, Really Big Questions: about Life, the Universe, and Everything__//. London: Kingfisher, 2009. Lewis, Barbara A. __//What Do You Stand For? : For Teens: A Guide to Building Character//__. Ed. Pamela Espeland. New York: Free Spirit, Incorporated, 1998. McCarty, Marietta. //__How Philosophy Can save Your Life: 10 Ideas That Matter Most__//. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2009. Nagel, Thomas. __//What does it all mean? A very short introduction to philosophy//__. New York, NY: Oxford UP, 1987.
 * Law, Stephen. __//Philosophy Rocks!//__ New York, NY: Volo, 2002.
 * Smullyan, Raymond. __//What Is the Name of This Book? : The Riddle of Dracula and Other Puzzles//__. New York: Touchstone, 1986.

Fiction:
Camus, Albert. __//The stranger//__. New York: Vintage International, 1989. Gaarder, Jostein. __//Sophie's world//.__ New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Lewis, Carroll. __//Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass//__. New York: Random House UK, 2007. McDonnell, Patrick. __//The gift of nothing//__. New York: Little, Brown and Co., NY. Saint-Exupery, Antoine De. __//The little prince//__. New York, NY: Harcourt, 2000.

Magazine Articles • Online:
Dovre, Paul J. "From Aristotle to Angelou: Best Practices in Character Education." __Education Next__ 7 (2007): 38-45. __ERIC__. Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn. 3 Mar. 2009 []. Glanzer, Perry L. "Harry Potter's Provocative Moral World: Is There a Place for Good and Evil in Moral Education?" __Phi Delta Kappan__ 89 (2008): 525-28. __ERIC__. EBSCOhost. Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn. 3 Mar. 2009. Keyword: ethical instruction, moral values. Goodnough, Abby. "Philosophical Reasoning Taught in the Second Grade. - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. 08 Apr. 2010. Web. 07 May 2010. []. Goering, Sara, and Debbie Whittaker. "Integrating Philosophy for Children and Young Adults into the Public Schools: Tales from Long Beach, California." __Theory and Research in Education__ 5 (2007): 341-55. __ERIC__. EBSCOhost. Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn. 3 Mar. 2009 []. Lipman, Matthew. "Teaching Students to Think Reasonably: Some Findings of the Philosophy for Children Program." __Clearing House__ 71 (1998): 277-80. __ERIC__. 1999. 3 Mar. 2009 []

Web Sites:
**Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children** [|http://depts.washington.edu/nwcenter/ Greek Philosophy for Kids]
 * Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children** [|http://philosophyforchildren.org]
 * Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy** [|http://plato.stanford.edu]
 * Mount Holyoke Philosophy for Children** www.mtholyoke.edu/omc/**kids**phil/
 * Philosophy for Kids** []
 * History for Kids** []
 * Philosophy Pages from Garth Kemerling** []
 * Squire Family Foundation** []
 * Teaching Children Philosophy** []
 * Philosophy for Kids: University of Massachusetts** []
 * The Kids Philosophy Slam** []
 * Philosophy Pages** []
 * The Philosophy Toolbox** []
 * Guide to Philosophy on the Internet** []
 * Pragmatism Cybrary** []
 * The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy** []
 * Philosophy Gateway** []
 * What is Ethics?** []

Audio:
Contemporary Ethics- s eries examines right and wrong in the 21st century [] NPR's All Things Considered- ethicist on a range of everyday ethical dilemmas [] This I Believe - series examining Americans' personal philosophies and core values that guide their daily lives []

Software:
The Play of Mind: Software on the History of Ideas Reason!Able EthicsWorks Critical Thinking software __Lying, Cheating, Stealing__. Decisions, Decisions 5.0 Computer software. Watertown, MA: Tom Snyder Productions.

EdVideo/Video:
Resource: Ethics in America II (video series for middle & high school) [] The Examined Life 26 Videos. Intelecom. 1998. PowerMediaPlus.com. 28 January 2009. <[|http://www.powermediaplus.com]> The Examined Life: Can Rules Define Morality?. Intelecom. 1998. PowerMediaPlus.com. 28 January 2009. [|http://www.powermediaplus.com] The Examined Life: Is Ethics Based on Virtue?. Intelecom. 1998. PowerMediaPlus.com. 28 January 2009. [|http://www.powermediaplus.com] The Examined Life: Is Morality Relative?. Intelecom. 1998. PowerMediaPlus.com. 28 January 2009. <[|http://www.powermediaplus.com]> The Examined Life: Moral Dilemmas…Can Ethics Help?. Intelecom. 1998. PowerMediaPlus.com. 28 January 2009. <[|http://www.powermediaplus.com]> "What Is Consciousness?" Inside Out: States of Consciousness. Intelecom. 2006. PowerMediaPlus.com. 28 January 2009. [|http://www.powermediaplus.com]

Community Resources:
American Philosophical Association []

Curriculum Standards Related to This Topic:
[|State correlations] » [|New York State Learning Standards]» [|Social Sciences] » [|SS5 Civics, Citizenship, and Government] » [|Intermediate (5 through 8)] » SS5.I.2a Trace the evolution of American values, beliefs, etc.


 * An asterisk next to material indicates that it is recommended in this subject area but not available in this CCD collection.**