Next week in the EDIT 8990 seminar, we'll be playing the "Ism Game." To prepare yourself for this game, please do the following things before we meet on Thursday, September 13, 2001.

1. Read Chapter One from: Casti, J. L. (1989). Paradigms Lost: Images of man in the mirror of science. New York: William Morrow. This chapter was distributed during the seminar meeting last week.

2. Familiarize yourself with the following "isms."

Behaviorism Cognitivism Constructivism Empiricism Idealism Instrumentalism Interpretivism Logical Positivism Modernism

Objectivism Positivism Postmodernism Pragmatism Rationalism Realism Relativism Scientism Subjectivism

You can do this in several ways:

• Search for the terms unfamiliar to you on the Web
• Consult a good dictionary
• Read a good book on the philosophy of science in education such as:
  o Phillips, D. C. (1992). The social scientist's bestiary: A guide to fabled threats to, and defenses of, naturalistic social science. New York: Pergamon Press.
  o Phillips, D. C. (1987). Philosophy, science, and social inquiry. New York: Pergamon Press.
• Visit "ism" and glossary web sites such as:
  o The Ism Book http://www.openthought.org/ismbook/
  o Guide to Philosophy on the Internet http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/gpi/dicts.htm