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Philosophy For Children And The Reconstruction Of Philosophy, David Kennedy
Philosophy For Children And The Reconstruction Of Philosophy, David Kennedy
Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works
In this paper I trace the dialogical and narrative dimensions of the philosophical tradition and explore how they are reconfigured in the notion of community of philosophical inquiry (CPI), the mainstay of the collection of novels and discussion plans known as Philosophy for Children. After considering the ontology and epistemology of dialogue, I argue that narrative has replaced exposition in our understanding of philosophical discourse and that CPI represents a narrative context in which truth comes to represent the best story, in a discursive location in which there are always multiple stories. Finally, I raise the issue of children's philosophical …
Volume 14, No. 3
Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children
Coppens, Sven. “Some Ideological Biases of the Philosophy for Children Curriculum: An Analysis of Mark and Social Inquiry.” 25-32.
Maciel, Diva and Adriana Fresquet. “Some Reflections on Philosophy for Children From a Co-Constructivist Perspective.” 11-19.
Matthews, Gareth. “Review of Mordecai Gerstein: The Wild Boy.” 1.
Michelli, Nicholas M. “Teacher Education in a Democracy: Toward an Apprenticeship of Liberty.” 2-10.
Phillips, Christopher. “Philosophical Inquiry with Younger Folks and Older Folks.” 4046.
Power, Nicholas P. “Meno Stottlemeier: Linking Socratic Methods with Socratic Contents.” 20-23.
Schleifer, Michael, Francois Neveu, Michele Mayer, and Helene Poissant. “Arguing With Government.” 33-38.
Volume 14, No. 4
Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children
Juuso, Hannu. “Ancient Paideia and Philosophy for Children.” 9-20.
Kohan, Walter. “What Can Philosophy and Children Offer Each Other?” 2-8.
Lagos-Bornstein, Juan Carlos and Lourdes Salcedo-Tavira. “Philosophy Goes to the School of Education.” 34-48.
Liao, Boquin. “Stages of Wonder: A Lesson in Physics.” 49.
Matthews, Gareth. “Review of Arnold Lobel: The Great Blueness and Other Predicaments.” 1.
Murris, Karin. “Philosophy with Preliterate Children.” 23-33.