6.5 Ultimate questions?

• newEditor
• Levensbeschouwing
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

6.5 Philosophical questions?

Learning objectives

• You will explore what ultimate questions are

• You will reflect on how ultimate questions can be answered and if they can be answered at all

• You will evaluate why humans ask these questions

Philosophical questions

• Questions about bigger things in life

• Not one answer: opinion

• ''Do you always have to be honest?'' ''Is there more life in the universe?''

• Why do we ask these questions?

Normal questions

• There is always an answer

• Not always easy

• ''What time is it?

• ''How does gravity work?''

Normal or ultimate question?

• Which books do I need to bring to school?

• Who am I?

• Are ghosts real?

• What am I going to eat for dinner?

• Do animals have rights?

Philosophical questions

• Groups of 3/4 (made by the teacher)

• Cards about a theme

• Talk about the questions with each other and tell eachother why you think something!

T1G

T1F

Philosophical questions

• Talk about each question and tell each other why you think something

• Done? Choose the top three cards you found most interesting, and focus your discussion on them

Get to work

• Read paragraph 6.5 (page 102-103)

• Make exercise 1, 2 and 4