Reviews for Introduction to the Psychology of Adolescence

The average rating for Introduction to the Psychology of Adolescence based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-08 00:00:00 Chad Vogele Robert C. Solomon's Big Questions: A Short Introduction to Philosophy did exactly what it was supposed to do: explain the subject matter of philosophy clearly and make that subject matter relevant to everyday life. Any student who will use this book in a classroom will have a basic idea of what philosophy is and why the subject is meaningful and relevant. The book is centered around some basic questions:1. What is the meaning of life? 2. Is there a God, and what is the nature of God? 3. What is the nature of reality? 4. What is truth? What does it mean to say something is true? 5. What is "the self"? 6. What is freedom? 7. What makes a life moral and good? 8. What is the nature of a just and good society? 9. How are issues of sex, race, and culture related to philosophy? 10. What is beauty?Although it might seem as though the book provides little in the way of definitive answers to these questions, the real purpose is to provoke the reader or student to formulate some answer to these questions for himself or herself. Again, I recommend this book, and I think it would be excellent for an introduction to philosophy course.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-05-29 00:00:00 Roger Shaw This is a fantastic introduction because it recognizes the central aspect of philosophy as the careful articulation of one's own thoughts, and it encourages the reader to dive in and do philosophy while he or she works through the fundamental human questions in the book. Solomon and Higgins introduce the big ideas philosophers have been grappling with through the ages; present several classic perspectives for each; encourage the reader to examine and develop his or her own thoughts by asking targeted questions; and, they point the reader to additional sources for further investigation. Philosophy is often dismissed as out of touch with modern life--why should we listen to a bunch of old dead white guys, anyway? This book places the reader at the center of the philosophical project, and it immediately involves him or her in the great questions humans have pondered throughout the ages. A big cheer for "The Big Questions."