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Curriculum expectations
B1— describe the main areas of philosophy and identify the big questions that arise in each areaB2— demonstrate an understanding of how major philosophers and philosophical traditions approach some of the big questions of philosophyB3— demonstrate an understanding of terms and concepts central to discussions of the big questions of philosophy, and of how these terms and concepts are used in various philosophical traditions
Lessons
- Ethics, politics and free will in the Islamic worldHow two areas of philosophy, moral philosophy and the question of human choice, appear in two records of the Islamic world (B1.1, B1.2).
- Greek traditions reach ArabicHow the traditions of Plato and Aristotle came to readers of Arabic (B2.1).
- Philosophy and revealed law: two answersTwo thinkers of the Islamic world on one big question, how philosophy relates to revealed law (B2.2).
- Words under debate: soul and decreeHow some authors of the Islamic world use two central terms, the soul and the decree (B3.1).
Brief
Strand B of the course covers the main areas of philosophy, how major philosophers and traditions approach the big questions, and the terms central to them. The museum maps four lessons, each tied to records of the Islamic world. 1
Sources
- Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Social Sciences and Humanities
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islam.museum contributors. “Strand B: Philosophical Foundations”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g11-hzb3m-b/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.
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