Dates: Wednesdays, 1:30 pm–3:00 pm | April 9–April 30, May 14–May 21
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Lisa M. Melander

This course continues our discussion of Bertrand Russell’s A History of Western Thought. We will focus on Book Three, Part II, From Rousseau to the Present Day. Philosophers such as Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, William James, and John Dewey will be the topics of our discussions. In addition to the text, other resources, such as video clips and podcasts, will be utilized.

Lisa Melander holds a BA in philosophy from NEC and an M.Ed in education from Plymouth State U. She has served as a 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade teacher in public and private schools. Lisa was a math coach mentoring teachers and developing several schools’ math intervention/enrichment programs. Lisa has designed and taught professional development courses for educators and worked with school districts on curriculum mapping. Currently, she works as a math tutor. Her teaching has been richly informed by her studies of philosophy and poetry.