Sentence examples for philosophical students from inspiring English sources

He was in fact much loved for his gentle humor (or "Sidgwickedness") and sympathetic conversation, and his philosophical students prized him for his candor.

Only John Dewey's Art as Experience has competed with it in the esteem of philosophical students of aesthetics and has approached its suggestiveness for artists, critics and the public which takes a thoughtful interest in the arts".

I have travelled far and wide but I have never come across a lad of his talents and possibilities, even in German universities, among philosophical students".

This had the aim of improving students' philosophical abilities through conversation and the occasional game of tennis.

In class, we have gone through various religious traditions, various nonreligious philosophical traditions, having students read and find out what is the good life.

The Patagonian Hare contains much about philosophers, of course, including those who taught Lanzmann, and hilarious anecdotes about his shoplifting of philosophical texts during student days.

As an academic philosopher he made it his duty to find extra time to discuss philosophical matters with his students, friends, and colleagues.

Woods [ 40] emphasized that although the role of instructors as role models in creation of student's ethical behavior is important, student's philosophical readiness and knowledge development in ethical field are the responsibilities of nursing instructors.

His approach to educating his students about philosophical pitfalls and techniques of argument such as oversimplification and reductio ad absurdum (Dennett calls them intuition pumps) is a master class in philosophical theatre, packed with snappy vignettes – thought experiments in the absurd to skewer his opponents.

Nevertheless, because they lack background in the formal study of philosophy, many teachers are reluctant to encourage the philosophical thinking of their students.

Similarly, Philosophy for Children advocates can counter that there should be a place for the entire classroom including "gifted and talented," "underachieving," and "ordinary" students— pursuing philosophical questions together.