Philosophy in schools / edited by Michael Hand and Carrie Winstanley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hand, Michael (Michael Robert), editor.

Winstanley, Carrie, editor.

Series:

Continuum studies in research in education.

Continuum studies in research in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking in children.

Philosophy--Study and teaching.

Philosophy.

Thought and thinking--Study and teaching.

Thought and thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 167 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Philosophy in Schools is a collection of original philosophical essays that together make a robust case for the teaching of philosophy in schools. Leading philosophers of education explode the myth that philosophy is somehow too difficult or abstract for children and set out a series of compelling arguments for its inclusion in the school curriculum. Key themes addressed include: - the role of philosophy in teaching controversial issues - the epistemological basis of critical thinking - the practice of conceptual analysis - philosophical thinking in moral and religious education - the idea of philosophical intelligence - philosophical themes in children's literature - philosophy and the adolescent's search for meaning - the connection between philosophy and wisdom."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Foreword / A.C. Grayling

Introduction / Michael Hand and Carrie Winstanley

Part I: Meeting the Objections to Philosophy in Schools. 1. Can Children be Taught Philosophy? / Michael Hand ; 2. Philosophy and Moral Education / Richard Pring ; 3. Getting beyond the Deficit Conception of Childhood: Thinking Philosophically with Children / Gareth B. Matthews ; 4. Religion and Philosophy in Schools? / Stephen Law

Part II: Making the Case for Philosophy in Schools. 5. The Role of Philosophical Thinking in Teaching Controversial Issues / Harry Brighouse ; 6. Why Teach Epistemology in Schools? / Harvey Siegel ; 7. Philosophy and the Development of Critical Thinking / Carrie Winstanley ; 8. Philosophical Intelligence: Why Philosophical Dialogue is Important in Educating the Mind / Robert Fisher ; 9.Autonomous and Authentic Thinking Through Philosophy with Picturebooks / Karin Murris ; 10. Philosophy in Children's Literature / Lynn Glueck and Harry Brighouse ; 11. Philosophy in the Secondary School - a Deweyan Perspective / Judith Suissa ; 12. Philosophy, Wisdom and Reading Great Books / James C. Conroy

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-164) and index.

ISBN:

9781472541253

1472541251

OCLC:

609221201