Children's philosophy

Author: Zhan Dongliang
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Children's philosophy first emerged in the United States, with its primary significance being to provide children with philosophical training. This training method is primarily focused on thinking, reasoning, and methods of action, which is essentially philosophical education. Therefore, what is referred to as "children's philosophy" is the teaching of children how to think about the nature of thought, allowing them to personally experience the process of philosophical discussion and engage in reasoning activities together. American children's philosophy is centered around the child, focusing on how to think about problems. However, European children's philosophy differs from the American approach. European children's philosophy transcends the confines of children's thinking, adopting a bird's-eye view to examine the field and employing a theoretical discussion method. To strike a balance, this book incorporates both American and European approaches to explore the subject. Children's philosophy is a relatively new discipline, still in its early stages. As a field just beginning to take shape, it is highly innovative and full of developmental vitality. To provide researchers with a deeper understanding of this discipline, this book offers a systematic introduction.