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Vol 187
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190-193
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Way philosophy courses are considered essential at american technical universities

Authors:
M. I. Mikeshin
About authors
  • Ph.D., Dr.Sci. professor Saint Petersburg State Mining Institute (Technical University)
Date submitted:
2009-09-26
Date accepted:
2009-11-23
Date published:
2010-06-25

Abstract

The paper comprises of some examples of philosophical courses delivered at three US institutes of technology, topics considered attractive for students, and professors’ answers to the questions why and how the students of these institutes should study various philosophical problems.

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(Archived) Philosophy and history of science, culture and education
Keywords:
philosophical teaching USA technical universities
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References

  1. Clark B.R. The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different Worlds. Princeton: The Carnegie Foundations for the Advancement of Teaching, 1987.
  2. Lucas C.J. Crisis in the Academy: Rethinking Higher Education in America. St. Martin's Press, 1998.
  3. Spring J. The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy. McGraw-Hill, 2003.

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