Question I am a humanities teacher teaching Philosophy around the question of what does it mean to be human? I am hoping to find some age appropriate readings/ videos that discuss the basics of the philosophical movement. Can anyone help me? Thanks

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April 12, 2012

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I teach existentialism and find Sartre 's essay Existentialism to be helpful with the question that you are dealing with but also Tolstoy's DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH. Kierkegaard's SICKNESS UNTO DEATH is also responsive to this issue but it is very challenging.

How about Leslie Stevenson's Ten Theories of Human Nature? I have had good luck teaching freshmen with this, doing a course called "Human Nature". It's on Amazon at

http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Theories-Human-Nature-ebook/dp/B003F3PN1K

Good luck with the class!

Question I am a humanities teacher teaching Philosophy around the question of what does it mean to be human? I am hoping to find some age appropriate readings/ videos that discuss the basics of the philosophical movement. Can anyone help me? Thanks Accepted:April 12, 2012

Question I am a humanities teacher teaching Philosophy around the question of what does it mean to be human? I am hoping to find some age appropriate readings/ videos that discuss the basics of the philosophical movement. Can anyone help me? Thanks

Accepted:
April 12, 2012