vbid/9781349950508

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This book presents a lively and accessible way to use the ancient figure of Socrates to teach modern psychology that avoids the didactic lecture and sterile textbook. �In the online age, is a living teacher even needed? �What can college students learn face-to-face from a teacher they cannot learn anywhere else? �The answer is what most teachers already seek to do: help students think critically, clearly define concepts, logically reason from premises to conclusions, engage in thoughtful and persuasive communication, and actively engage the franchise of democratic citizenship. �But achieving these outcomes requires an intimate, interpersonal learning community. �This book presents a plan for using the ancient figure of Socrates and his Method to realize humane learning outcomes in the context of psychology. �Typham this is the title: Teaching Psychology and the Socratic Method Real Knowledge in a Virtual Age