Friday, February 18, 2011
The Art of Definition
Working with elementary school students, I noticed that when asked to give definitions, students usually just give synonyms. But this is true of teachers as well. Is it also a weakness of children's dictionaries? Does this instill a bad habit that gets in the way of acquiring the intellectual virtues later on in life?
Aristotle's theory of the syllogism By Günther Patzig
Aristotle's theory of the syllogism By Günther Patzig
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