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Author Kennedy, David, 1943-

Title Philosophical dialogue with children : essays on theory and practice / David Kennedy ; with a foreword by Maughn Gregory
Published Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (v, 241 pages)
Contents Reconstructing childhood -- Schooling, neoteny, ethical reconstruction, and the child as privileged stranger -- Philosophy for children and the reconstruction of philosophy -- Why philosophy for children now? -- Communal philosophical dialogue and the intersubject -- Thinking for oneself and with others -- Young children's moves : emergent community of philosophical inquiry in early childhood discourse -- The role of a facilitator in a community of philosophical inquiry -- Forming communities of philosophical inquiry in early childhood classrooms -- Using Peter Rabbit as a philosophical text with young children- The tale of Peter Rabbit -- The five communities
Summary Philosophical Dialogue with Children" is a collection of essays that explores our common presuppositions about childhood and children's thinking, and challenges adults to re-examine their notions about children's capacity to engage in philosophical dialogue in group settings like the classroom
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Children and philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY -- General.
Children and philosophy
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773420861
077342086X
Other Titles Philosophical dialogue children