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Teaching Philosophy as Virtuous Dialogue: Bridging the Gap between K-12 and Higher Education

By Cassie Finley (University of Iowa) Traditionally, philosophy has had different pedagogies between the K-12 and higher education levels. Insofar as there is a “typical” approach to teaching undergraduate philosophy classes, the aims and methods generally revolve around lectures (with some discussion) and ensuring students gain philosophical content-knowledge as a means for fostering critical thinking Teaching Philosophy as Virtuous Dialogue: Bridging the Gap between K-12 and Higher Education