EDUC 230 Study Guide - Logical Positivism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Education
• Course: EDUC 230
• Professor: Robin Barrow

Document Summary

Introduction: phil cant be taught can be made in 2 ways, practice: giving a course in modern phil (eg: lectures, precept: confusing. Important to make 1 or 2 observations about philosophy (esp educ: in the past, philosphers used to debate q"s over god, freedom, and immortality. Until logical positivists said these debates were nonsense: eg: plato"s republic: get to the meaning of justice. Educ consists of moulding individuals into obedient members of the state : reflection: don"t see this as a statement of fact but rather an evaluation.