New: The Philosophy Teaching Library (guest post)
A pair of philosophers have built upon the approach to pedagogical materials of a highly successful philosophy course at the University of Notre Dame to create a vetted, open educational resource that can help guide students anywhere through primary philosophical texts. The Philosophy Teaching Library was founded by Wes Siscoe (Bowling Green) and Paul Blaschko (Notre Dame). In the following guest post, they introduce The Philosophy Teaching Library, discuss its features, and explain how others can contribute to its growth. [Disclosure: I am a member of the project’s advisory board.] Introducing the Philosophy Teaching Library by Wes Siscoe and Paul Blaschko Have you ever assigned a primary text to students only for them to get nothing out of it? Do they get lost, or not have the background necessary to understand what they’ve read? Is it impossible for them to productively interact with primary texts outside of class? Maybe for these reasons, you have decided to avoid primary texts in your classroom in favor of articles that attempt to summarize these important philosophical works. If this is the route you have chosen, do you worry that you aren’t helping students develop the skills to engage with philosophers on their own terms? Are you concerned that you are just training them to read philosophy as a collection of “Cliffs Notes”? If you answered yes to any of these questions, The Philosophy Teaching Library is here to help. The Philosophy Teaching Library is a collection of introductory primary texts. What is an “introductory primary text”, you might ask? Instead of leaving philosophical texts as impenetrable and incomprehensible, introductory primary texts facilitate student understanding via textual commentary, illustrative examples, and detailed argument breakdowns. Each piece allows students to develop their philosophical understanding along with their ability to read the primary texts themselves. The Philosophy Teaching Library builds on the work of the God and the Good Life class at the University of Notre Dame. Because of the challenges we just discussed, the God and the Good Life course introduced students to a number of seminal philosophy pieces using textual commentaries. Originally, these commentaries were intended just for Notre Dame students, but because the God and the Good Life has a public-facing website, other..
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