Thought Experiments - History and Applications for Education

Thought experiments are responsible for several major intellectual revolutions throughout history. Given their importance it is surprising that they are not used more frequently as teaching tools. The history of thought experiments, their applications to disciplines across academia, and their practical classroom uses are examined inthis book.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter One. Famous Thought Experiments
Chapter Two. Time Travel
Chapter Three. Mathematics, Infinity, and the Big Bang
Chapter Four. Politics
Chapter Five.Risk, Odds, Bravery, and Ethics
Chapter Six. Identity
Chapter Seven. Ethics
Chapter 8. Meta-Mathematics and Meta-Language
Conclusion
References

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Chris Edwards, Ed.D is the author of numerous books with Rowman & Littlefield, has presented his original connect-the-dots teaching method through the National Council for Social Studies, and is a frequent contributor to Skeptic magazine. He teaches AP world history and an English course on critical thinking at a public high school in the Midwest.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Chris Edwards
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781475860757
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6075-7
• Seiten: 126
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Betriebswirtschaft; Education, PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Decision theory: general, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy