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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counterterrorism 101

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the roles that morality and pragmatism play in war, and then create a timeline documenting Israel's evolving response to terrorism since 1948.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth biography of the American philosopher and educational reformer, John Dewey (1859-1952).
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Urbanization 1870 1900: Change Reflected in Thought and Writing

For Students 11th - 12th
American writers and intellectuals played an important role in articulating the changes taking place in Industrial America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Learn about some of the prominent writers, scientists, and philosophers at that...
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Philosophy and Literature: Two Philosophies

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the 'Scottish philosophy' was and how well it fitted with American sensibilities in the 1800s. Over time it evolved into the American philosophy of Pragmatism. The other philosophy that took hold in some groups of society...
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Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: William James (1842 1910)

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage gives good information about the life, times, and work of the psychologist William James (1842-1910 CE) with good references and links.
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Activity
Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: William James and American Functional Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives biographical information about the psychologist William James(1842-1910 CE), and his ideas of pragmatism and functionalism.
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Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biography and thorough discussion of Dewey's thought, with bibliography at bottom from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Divides his philosophy into theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics, and then judges his...
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Website
Other

Jeremiah Project: Monotheism

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on monotheism, the religious view of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also defines agnosticism, rationalism, pragmatism, monism, henotheism. liberalism (modernism), pantheism (naturalism), and atheism.