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The View From Ventress - 2017, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts
The View From Ventress - 2017, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts Newsletters
Special Section: Higher Levels of Excellence. “Achievements and rankings reinforce our flagship status and are a testament to the value of our degrees, the impact of our research, and the competitiveness of our students, staff, and faculty. While they provide important benchmarks for our university, we remain committed to achieving even higher levels of excellence." -- Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter
Little Philosophers: Assessing And Prompting Philosophical Reasoning With Children, Makensey Sanders
Little Philosophers: Assessing And Prompting Philosophical Reasoning With Children, Makensey Sanders
Honors Theses
There is a debate in academic philosophy and psychology of whether or not children can or should do philosophy. Robert Kitchener asserts that due to cognitive limitations, children under the age of 10 cannot think philosophically (Kitchener, 1990). Murris (2000) challenges Kitchener's arguments and concludes that more research is needed. Further, this is a period during which children show individual differences and development in cognitive capacity, specifically within executive function relating to conscious control that may influence abstract thought (Zelazo et al., 1997). The present study assessed 7- to 9-year-olds' and adults' ability to answer philosophical questions in relation to …