Beyond the Tower: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Philosophy

This monograph deals with service-learning as an approach to teaching and learning in philosophy. Essays include the following: Knowledge, Foundations, and Discourse: Philosophical Support for Service-Learning by Goodwin Liu; Feminism, Postmodernism, and Service-Learning by Irene E. Harvey; Listening to the Evidence: Service A Civility and Understanding Social Phenomena by Hugh Lacey; The Use of a Philosopher: Socrates and Myles Horton by John Wallace; Praxis-Informed Philosophy by C. David Lisman; Fluid Boundaries: Service-Learning and the Experience of Community by Cathy Ludlum Foos; Service-Learning, Citizenship, and the Philosophy of Law by Stephen L. Esquith; Deepening Democratic Participation Through Deweyan Pragmatism by Judith M. Green; Service-Learning as a Vehicle for Teaching Philosophy by Eugene J. Valentine; Service-Learning in Perspectives on Poverty by Carolyn H. Magid; Service-Learning in Ethics: A New Pedagogical Approach to the Old Theory-vs.-Practice Challenge by Sally J. Scholz; The Power of Service-Learning in Developing Critical-Thinking Skills by Mary Esther Schnaubelt; Sojourning in the Art World: Service-Learning in Philosophy of Art by Dan Lloyd; and Philosophical Inquiry as Responsible Engagement by William M. Sullivan.