Supporting Philosophy, Theology,
Please note that as of the 1st of August 2011 the Subject Centre for PRS entered a 5 month transition phase prior to its closure on the 31st of December 2011. Most pages on this website are no longer being updated, apart from resources from the last academic year's activities.
Reviews
Access, Distance Education and the Humanities
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of a paper which offers a critical humanist approach to the introduction of humanities courses.
Aneta Karageorgieva - 'The Cult of Knowledge'
George Macdonald Ross
This is a discussion of the legacy of Peter Beron, the Bulgarian educator.
Being a Philosopher: the History of a Practice
George Macdonald Ross
This is a review of a book about philosophical practice, as opposed to philosophical thought.
Confusion about the Socratic Method: Socratic Paradoxes and Contemporary Invocations of Socrates
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of an article which considers Socrates' philosophical strategies.
Could Socrates Read and Write?
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of a paper in which the author challenges philosophers' unexamined adulation of Socrates.
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which addresses the marginalisation of the humanities in the globalised, profit-driven world.
Simon Smith
An abstract of, and comments on, an article which describes a study of Barthian theology by seminary students.
Ethics and Aspiration in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of an article which argues that the ethics of research into teaching is transformed if students are enlisted as fellow-researchers.
From Humanities distance education to conventional settings: the role of the computer
Bernhard Weiss
This papers reports on projects which have used computers as a way of widening access to higher education.
From Site Unseen to Experiential Learning: Religious Studies in the "Discover Chicago" Model
Simon Smith
A summary and review of a paper which examines David Kolb's theory of experiential learning and assesses its usefulness in developing 'immersion'-based religious studies courses .
History of Philosophy and Philosophical Education
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of an article which argues that the best way to teach philosophy is to teach students how to read the best philosophers of the past autonomously.
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which discusses the nature of an education in the humanities.
Multimedia and Research in Philosophy
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which illustrates how multimedia can be an invaluable tool in teaching aspects of philosophy that involve practical reason.
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which discusses objectivity and the perceived crisis in humanities education.
Richard Paul Hamilton
A summary and review of an article which discusses the inter-relationship of the disciplines of philosophy and literature.
Richard Paul Hamilton
A summary and review of an article which reflects on the teaching of philosophy in developing countries.
Philosophy Subject Overview Report, 2000 - 2002
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of the QAA Philosophy Subject Overview Report, 2000 - 2002.
Philosophy Teaching on the World Wide Web
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which discusses ways of integrating e-learning into philosophy teaching.
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which recommends a new way of understanding and teaching philosophy.
Realizing the University in an Age of Supercomplexity
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of a book on the future of the university .
Socioeconomic disadvantage and PRS
Gary Bunt
A summary and review of Alasdair Forsyth and Andy Furlong's 'Socioeconomic disadvantage and access to higher education' which highlights issues in the research relevant to PRS educators .
Teaching Philosophy And The Values Of Democracy In Israel
Richard Paul Hamilton
A summary and review of an article which discusses the relationship between the teaching of philosophy and democratic values in an Israeli context.
Teaching Philosophy in Cyberspace
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which discusses web-based learning in philosophy.
Teaching Philosophy with Multimedia
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which outlines ways in which multimedia may be used to teach philosophy.
Teaching the Reading of Primary Texts - Discussion Points
Clare Saunders
A summary of discussion points from a workshop on teaching primary texts.
The Analytic-Continental Divide: Teaching Philosophy In An Age Of Pluralism
Richard Paul Hamilton
A summary and review of an article which calls for a more constructive dialogue between continental and analytic philosophers.
The Contribution Of Philosophy To Deliberative Democracy
Richard Paul Hamilton
A summary and review of an article in which Matthew Lipman discusses the relationship between teaching philosophy and the needs of a civic society.
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of the QAA Qualifications Framework.
The Scholarship of Teaching in Higher Education: An Evolving Idea
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of an article by Mick Healey on the scholarship of learning and teaching.
The Teaching Of Philosophy In The Chinese Construction Of Modernization
Richard Paul Hamilton
A summary and review of an article which surveys the role of teaching philosophy in modern China.
Uses of CMC in humanities distance education: reducing the distance
Bernhard Weiss
A summary and review of an article which outlines different systems of computer-mediated communication and their pedagogical uses.
Visions of the Possible: Models for Campus Support of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
George Macdonald Ross
A summary and review of an article which recommends ways in which academics can engage in the scholarship of learning and teaching.
The Teaching of Philosophy: An International Enquiry of Unesco
John Sellars
A summary and review of a comparative study of the status of philosophy teaching around the world.
The Significance of the Teaching of Philosophy
John Sellars
A summary and review of an article which outlines the results of the Unesco study of teaching philosophy around the world.
The Teaching of Philosophy in the United Kingdom
John Sellars
A summary and review of a report on philosophy teaching in 1950s Britain.
John Sellars
A summary and review of a book which considers the nature of philosophy as an academic subject.
Teaching the Reading of Primary Texts - overview
George Macdonald Ross
A summary of discussion points raised at a workshop on the teaching of primary texts.