''Teaching Philosophy'' is a

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devoted to the practical and theoretical discussion of

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and learning

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, that is

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. Established by Arnold Wilson in 1975, it has published more than 2,500 articles and reviews in this field. Notable contributors include Norman Bowie,

Myles Brand Myles Neal Brand (May 17, 1942 – September 16, 2009) was a philosopher and university administrator who served as the 14th president of the University of Oregon, the 16th president of Indiana University, and the fourth president of the Nation ...

Peter Caws Peter J. Caws (May 25, 1931 – April 20, 2020) was a British American philosopher and administrator, and University Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Human Sciences at the George Washington University. Biography Peter Caws was born in S ...

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Alasdair MacIntyre Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (12 January 1929 – 21 May 2025) was a Scottish-American philosopher who contributed to moral and political philosophy as well as history of philosophy and theology. MacIntyre's '' After Virtue'' (1981) is one of ...

, Rosalind Ladd, Michael Pritchard, Anita Silvers, and

Robert C. Solomon Robert C. Solomon (September 14, 1942 – January 2, 2007) was a philosopher and business ethicist, notable author, and Distinguished Teaching Professor of Business and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he held a named c ...

. Members of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers and the

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have access as a benefit of membership. This journal has a Level 1 classification from the Publication Forum of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies. and a

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"green" self-archiving policy. It is published on behalf of the Teaching Philosophy Association by the

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Topics covered

Topics frequently covered include: * Teaching methods and the use of new instructional material * Experimental and interdisciplinary courses with philosophical content * Evaluation of teaching and assessment of learning in philosophy * Critical examination of pedagogical problems * Reviews of books, instructional media, software, and Web-based resources

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Awards

The following articles have received the biennial 'Mark Lenssen Prize for Publishing on Teaching Philosophy' from the American Association of Philosophy Teachers: * Ann J. Cahill and Stephen Bloch-Schulman, "Argumentation Step-By-Step: Learning Critical Thinking through Deliberative Practice", Vol.35, Nr.1 (March 2012), pp. 41–62. * John Rudisill, "The Transition from Studying Philosophy to Doing Philosophy", Vol.34, Nr.3 (September 2011), pp. 241–27

* Daryl Close, "Fair Grades", Vol.32, Nr. 4 (December 2009), pp. 361–39

* David W. Concepción, "Reading Philosophy with Background Knowledge and Metacognition", Vol.27, Nr.4 (December 2004), pp. 351–36

* James Campbell, "The Ambivalence toward Teaching in the Early Years of the American Philosophical Association", Vol.25, Nr.1 (March 2002), pp. 53–68

* Deborah Barnbaum, "Teaching Empathy in Medical Ethics: The Use of Lottery Assignments", Vol.24, Nr.1 (March 2001), pp. 63–7

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