This week’s overview
- Monday Sept. 14
- Quiz 1 (Quiz 1 Study Guide)
- Group work: Mini-presentations (form groups, prepare for mini-presentations)
- Introduction to Systems and Systems Thinking (Betley et al.) | AI-generated summary
- What Is Theory? (Joas Knöbl) | AI-generated summary
- Models and Frameworks
- Chapter 1 The Activity and Art of Reading from How to Read a Book (Adler and Van Doren)
- Chapter 2 and 3 The Levels of Reading from How to Read a Book (Adler and Van Doren)
- Chapter 2 and 4 The Levels of Reading from How to Read a Book (Adler and Van Doren)
- Chapter 2 and 5 The Levels of Reading from How to Read a Book (Adler and Van Doren)
- Part II The Third Level of Reading: Analytical Reading The Levels of Reading from How to Read a Book (Adler and Van Doren)
- Chapter 21 Reading and the Growth of the Mind from How to Read a Book (Adler and Van Doren)
- Tuesday Sept. 15
- Silent reading (preview, note take, re-read) of Philosophy: The Basics (Warburton)
- Short introduction to Paulo Freire (on a philosophy of reading) and to Pedagogy of Listening (Rinaldi)
- Work on group work (mini-presentations)
- Wednesday Sept. 16
- Grades, assignments, marks overview
- How to Achieve Your Goal(s) in This Course
- Overview Summary
- Download the course outline here
- Branches of philosophy overview
- Lesson Notes – Branches of philosophy
- How to Do Philosophy (Payne) overview
- Grades, assignments, marks overview
- Thursday Sept. 17
- Silent reading (preview, note take, re-read) of Philosophy: The Basics (Warburton)
- Short introduction to Paulo Freire (on a philosophy of reading) and to Pedagogy of Listening (Rinaldi)
- Work on group work (mini-presentations)
- Friday Sept. 18
- Mini-presentations (max: 5-minutes per presentation)
- Group 1: Systems
- Group 2: Theory
- Mr. Kertes: Vygotsky (Zone of Proximal Development, Approximation with Intensification)
- Group 4: Cognitive Tools
- Group 5: Activity and Art of Reading
- Group 6: Elementary Reading
- Group 7: Inspectional Reading
- Group 8: Analytical Reading
- Group 9: Reading and the Growth of the Mind
- Reminder: Quiz
- Homework (in-class silent reading)
- Mini-presentations (max: 5-minutes per presentation)
What to read (homework for this week, to prepare for next week)
- Reading 2A:
- Ancient Philosophy (Payne) (notes due Sept. 21st) | AI-generated summary
- Reading 2B:
- Logic for Metaphysics (Ney) (notes due Sept. 21st) | AI-generated summary (part 1 only)
- Quiz 2 Study Guide





