Philosophical Discussion Plans and Exercises

Abstract

Introduction:  If the casting philosophy in the modality of fictional narrative is one way of dramatizing philosophy, the devising of philosophical discussion plans and exercises is another. This may at first seem to be stretching a point: exercises are among the most humble tools of education and would seem to be totally lacking in the glamorous glow that radiates from the more heavily dramatized portions of the curriculum. And yet, the case can be made that discussion plans and exercises, properly constructed, can embody the praxis of philosophy in an acceptable fashion, and at times can do so superbly.