This is the first book devoted to clearly establishing the practical applicability of philosophy in classroom teaching. This book focuses on the practical by introducing readers to major philosophers and their methods, then using real scenarios to demonstrate how the methods apply in the real classrooms of today. Key philosophical concepts are covered to provide a practical, working knowledge of the study of truth and epistemology and how they apply to the major philosop hies of idealism, realism, pragmatism, existentialism, and post-modernism. Current and future classroom teachers.