Sentences with phrase «who taught philosophy»

Prof. Greenspan was an extraordinary thinker and teacher, who taught philosophy at McMaster University, and was amongst the founders of the Department of Religious Studies and the Arts and Sciences program there.

Professor Peter Millican, who teaches a philosophy and computer science degree at Oxford University, believes it could be ultimately flawed.

Elmer John Thiessen, who teaches philosophy at a public university in Canada, deals with each of the accusations and shows how they all rest upon either an ignorance of the facts or a misunderstanding of the issues, and often upon both.

I am not certain what makes many of the essays in The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy particularly philosophical (apart from the fact that they are written by people who teach philosophy), but several of these authors are acutely aware of how painful it may be to have one's life transformed by Aslan.

Haldane, a Scot who teaches philosophy at St. Andrews, is a prominent public intellectual in Britain.

As Nadler, who teaches philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, represents it, the Theological - Political Treatise is not a demonic tract at all but a well - intentioned contribution to the construction of a more humane and tolerant world than the one in which its author lived.

Dr. Rachael Sotos, who teaches philosophy at Pace, contributed philosophical reflections on the notion of environmental citizenship examined through the prophetic political thought of German - American philosopher, Hannah Arendt.

The people who teach philosophy, psychology and the rest of that drivel should be barred from access to Roget's Thesaurus and be editorially limited to necessary adjective use only.

This session was led by Professor Timothy Mahoney, PhD, CPA, CFA, who teaches philosophy and business ethics at Providence College in Rhode Island.

Not exact matches

All religion teaches some form of right and wrong or good or bad philosophy, but, it's the individual who has to choose to do right or wrong or good or bad.

I am a firm believer in their teachings and methodology and owe a bulk of who I am to their philosophies and practices.

Of course, that would be a lot to ask for, given the serious gap between hermeneutics and philosophy as practiced and taught today» the breach between the Gadamer who told us that philosophy is «the conversation of the soul with itself» and the Gadamer the academy is equipped to bring us.

An old story tells about a philosophy professor who, despite his long tenure and large classes, remembered every student he had ever taught.

His resignation from the Harvard philosophy department (and total retirement from university life) where he had graduated and taught from 1899 was the source of some distress to American philosophers who had regarded him as one of the leading figures in a distinctively American tradition,

Bloom's book (subtitled How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students) is an attention - grabber, mainly because the author, who now teaches philosophy and political science at the University of Chicago, is a polemicist with an obvious scorn for understatement.

And through teaching, the pastor warns and protects his flock against false ideas, damaging and destructive philosophies, and wolves in sheep's clothing who want to kill and destroy the flock.

His own pet proof of «why there almost certainly is no God» (a proof in which he takes much evident pride) is one that a usually mild - spoken friend of mine (a friend who has devoted too much of his life to teaching undergraduates the basic rules of logic and the elementary language of philosophy) has described as «possibly the single most incompetent logical argument ever made for or against anything in the whole history of the human race.»

He contrasts this 44 percent with the mere 9 percent who believe in a «naturalistic evolutionary process not guided by God,» and goes on to say that «the philosophy [sic] of the 9 percent is now to be taught in the schools as unchallengeable truth» (again, incorrect — science is not presented as unchallengeable truth).

I have myself always felt closer to theistic Hinduism and the teachings of Ramanuja (11th or 12th century), who founded the school of philosophy known as Visistadvaita or qualified non-dualism.

«The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is... nowhere expressly taught in Holy Scripture... The belief in the immortality of the soul came to the Jews from contact with Greek thought and chiefly through the philosophy of Plato its principle exponent, who was led to it, through Orphic and Eleusinian mysteries in which Babylonian and Egyptian views were strangely blended» (The Jewish Encyclopedia, article, «Immortality of the Soul»).

An appeal to the unchanging teaching of the Church does little justice to the Church Fathers who engaged their whole minds and souls in the defense and articulation of the truth, based on Scripture, reason, liturgy, peculiar strands of philosophy, and sundry other allies they mustered to their side.

We sat on the student interview committee that would help choose a new member of the philosophy faculty, and we were thrilled one day to find ourselves interviewing Professor Russell Hittinger, an eminent natural law theorist who had taught at Fordham, Princeton, and the Catholic University of America.

While it is difficult to find any particular economic or political philosophy in Jesus» teachings, his care for those on the margins of society and criticism of those who exploited or rejected them is evident in the Gospels.

That was one of the topics discussed at a workshop in Vancouver, B.C., on love put on by Carrie Jenkins, a philosophy professor at the University of British Columbia, that featured many wonderful speakers besides Jenkins, whose thought - provoking book, What Love Is And What It Could Be, comes out in a few weeks, including Marina Adshade, UBC professor of economics, author of of Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and entertaining TEDx speaker; and Mandy Len Catron, who teaches writing at UBC and whose Modern Love essay on how to make anyone fall in love with you was one of the most - read Modern Loves, and that lead her to write a book on love essays that comes out in 2017.

Ashirah and Chris spent roughly 6 years apprenticed to «Grandfather» Ray, who's teachings in earth skills and life philosophy have guided the Knapps ever since.

Black, who now teaches physical education for the Chicago Public Schools, said although she taught dance, the Park District philosophy was to «develop the whole child.»

Janet Lansbury is an RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) instructor who teaches Magda Gerber's revolutionary infant care philosophy.

What better writer to wax poetic about insects than Lockwood, who teaches ecology, philosophy and creative writing at the University of Wyoming.

«I was really pushed to think about my teaching philosophy and to articulate it,» says anthropologist Wendy Erisman, a former UT graduate student who took a class in teaching methods.

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The study involved 25 research institutions and 1726 alcoholics who were randomly assigned to 12 weekly sessions of one of three types of individual psychotherapy: cognitive - behavioral therapy (which seeks to teach new ways of thinking), motivational therapy (in which the patient is encouraged to take responsibility for his own recovery), and a spiritually oriented therapy derived from the philosophy of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

To continue the conversation about neuroethics with current students who will continue to work with neural engineering technology or participate in research, Specker Sullivan taught a UW course called «Neuroethics» during spring 2017 that was offered under «Advanced Topics in Philosophy.»

By enrolling, you'll have access to teachings by world - renowned functional health experts and practitioners, including Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Frank Lipman, Holistic Nutritionist Kelly Leveque, Dr. Vincent Pedre, Dr. Joel Kahn, Dr. Taz Bhatia, and Dr. Amy Shah, who will show you how to implement this philosophy into your life, and equip you with the tools you need to achieve greater health and prosperity.

This part of Simply Power Yoga's Teacher Training is for those individuals who are interested in learning more about their personal practice and yoga philosophies without the commitment of teaching.

We want photos of you sweeping the glitter off the village hall floor; heading out to teach 5 people on a dark evening half an hour's drive away after a long day at work; your piles of philosophy books stacked next to your mat; your tabs of marking for trainees; the scrubby you use on the handstand footprints on the wall; the loose change rattling in the donation box after the PWYC; your studio rent bill; the baby sick on your yoga top after mums and baby yoga; the holes in your favourite decade - old yoga leggings; the charity shop where you buy more; coffee stains on cork blocks and the hospital room where you teach cancer patients; the costume box for your yoga and theatre kids class; your ID badge for prison work; the hug from the student who finally learned to stand on one leg...

Babaji is a prolific teacher who wrote on classical yoga scripture and philosophy, teaching stories, plays, and essays on self development.

BASIC SYLLABUS SESSION 1 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification Learning the foundation of Yin yoga principles and postures Alchemy fundamentals Group discussion on practice Birthing and yielding cycles Basics of teaching philosophy Student practice teaching Primary Yin yoga postures SESSION 2 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification Review Teaching techniques Flow and transition movement Reading assignment discussion Adapting teaching philosophy for specific audiences and student needs Taoist philosophy Power yoga Student practice teaching Yin yoga posture variations SESSION 3 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification ADVANCED TRAINING - open only to students who have completed session 1 or 2 How to become attuned with your own flow How to create flow sequences of postures for students Practice teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five teaching philosophy Student practice teaching Primary Yin yoga postures SESSION 2 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification Review Teaching techniques Flow and transition movement Reading assignment discussion Adapting teaching philosophy for specific audiences and student needs Taoist philosophy Power yoga Student practice teaching Yin yoga posture variations SESSION 3 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification ADVANCED TRAINING - open only to students who have completed session 1 or 2 How to become attuned with your own flow How to create flow sequences of postures for students Practice teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five teaching Primary Yin yoga postures SESSION 2 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification Review Teaching techniques Flow and transition movement Reading assignment discussion Adapting teaching philosophy for specific audiences and student needs Taoist philosophy Power yoga Student practice teaching Yin yoga posture variations SESSION 3 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification ADVANCED TRAINING - open only to students who have completed session 1 or 2 How to become attuned with your own flow How to create flow sequences of postures for students Practice teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five Teaching techniques Flow and transition movement Reading assignment discussion Adapting teaching philosophy for specific audiences and student needs Taoist philosophy Power yoga Student practice teaching Yin yoga posture variations SESSION 3 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification ADVANCED TRAINING - open only to students who have completed session 1 or 2 How to become attuned with your own flow How to create flow sequences of postures for students Practice teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five teaching philosophy for specific audiences and student needs Taoist philosophy Power yoga Student practice teaching Yin yoga posture variations SESSION 3 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification ADVANCED TRAINING - open only to students who have completed session 1 or 2 How to become attuned with your own flow How to create flow sequences of postures for students Practice teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five teaching Yin yoga posture variations SESSION 3 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification ADVANCED TRAINING - open only to students who have completed session 1 or 2 How to become attuned with your own flow How to create flow sequences of postures for students Practice teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five elements

Evans holds degrees in Exercise Science & Biomechanics (with minors in Philosophy & Ballet)-- and began his fitness career when he began working with visionary Sebastien Lagree, who introduced him to his Megaformer and taught him the Lagree Method.

About a half - hour into the film, after Allen establishes his standard, complicated love story, this time involving a «genius» philosophy professor named Abe Lucas (played by Joaquin Phoenix, with a heck of a gut), Jill, his brightest pupil (Emma Stone), who says she's in love with her boyfriend, and Rita, a married professor (Parker Posey), who all teach / attend the same Newport, R.I. university, «Irrational Man» takes a rather dark and very welcome turn.

Irrational Man harks further back to the likes of Crimes and Misdemeanors and gives us Abe (Joaquin Phoenix), a philosophy lecturer who arrives to teach at a small East Coast college.

Joaquin Phoenix plays Abe Lucas, a self - styled bad - boy philosophy professor who has arrived at a small campus to teach for a summer.

«We know from observation and experience that the ability to teach develops and grows more effectively in those who experiment with methods, techniques and equipment, since they accept the philosophy that «where there is freedom to experiment there is hope to improve».

«And then once the structures are in place,» Matthews explains, «then the planning is the curriculum itself, and then that's when you need to have those teachers who are going to be teaching it to become involved so that it's a shared philosophy.»

These two philosophies come to a head in a classroom like John Bierbaum's, who teaches social studies in Normal, Ill. «I feel really strongly that as a teacher, I should be judged based on a standard,» Bierbaum said.

St. Augustine: An early Christian theologian, St. Augustine based much of his philosophy on the teachings of Plato, a Greek philosopher who proposed the idea that there is an abstract truth that his higher and more complete than what we witness in the real, imperfect world.

Yet student outcomes reflect the school's philosophy developed by Dave Levin, whom Richard Whitmire, in his new book The Founders, describes as the guy who «cracked the code on effective teaching and then shared with anyone who asked.»

NJ EXCEL's philosophy is grounded in the need to prepare visionary school leaders as agents of change and improvement in an era of transitional school reform, and as instructional leaders who guide & support schools, programs, and teaching that enable all students to achieve state academic standards.

These programs are recognized by a number of states, whereby a professional teaching certificate is granted to applicants who complete the required courses (i.e., methods, curriculum, and philosophy), preparatory fieldwork, and apprentice teaching.

The required sections of the application include: cover letter describing your research interests, clinical interests / expertise and teaching philosophy for house staff, DVM students and veterinarians in continuing education programs; curriculum vitae; and email addresses for letter requests of 3 referees who will be invited to upload their letters at this site.

She initially works closely with Gio Ponti and Lucio Fontana, mentors who teach her the art of space and light in a conceptual and emotional style that will inspire her to define her own artistic philosophy.