Full Description
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
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
