Philosophy for Children: Aesthetics
Edited by Laura D'Olimpio (University of Birmingham)
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Summary | Philosophy for Children (P4C) is an educational movement that started in America in the 1970s with the aim of teaching school aged children to think critically and creatively, and to work together in caring and collaborative ways. The pedagogical focus involved using age appropriate stories to encourage student-led dialogue and inquiry into philosophical questions. Supporters of P4C believe that philosophy need not be confined to the domain of the academy, but rather children from ages 3 and upwards are capable of deep thinking on topics such as ‘what is Art?’. ‘Philosophy for Children: Aesthetics’ is devoted to research published on the theory and practice of teaching philosophy in schools using creative and artistic methods, using art resources (particularly as stimuli for Community of Inquiry dialogues), as well as supporting young people to engage with artworks in a philosophical manner. The term ‘P4C’ was coined by Matthew Lipman who wanted to encourage citizens to be reasonable and democratic, and, along with Ann Margaret Sharp at the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, figured the best way to do so was to teach philosophical thinking skills from an early age. Publications in the areas of arts education and aesthetic education is still relatively young, and therefore the application of arts education and aesthetics to philosophy for children and philosophy in schools is also a growing area. |
Key works | Matthew Lipman’s seminal text designed to support children’s inquiry into topics within philosophical aesthetics is ‘Suki’ Lipman 1978. There are some excellent chapters devoted to philosophy in schools and aesthetics in the edited book 'The Routledge International Handbook of Philosophy for Children' Gregory et al 2017. |
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Siblings:
- Philosophy for Children: Community of Inquiry (96)
- Philosophy for Children: Educational Theory and Methods (83)
- Philosophy for Children: Ethics (100)
- Philosophy for Children: Metaphilosophy (29)
- Philosophy for Children: Religion and Spirituality (13)
- Philosophy for Children: Political Philosophy (29)
- Philosophy for Children: Reasoning (64)
- Philosophy for Children: Specific Philosophers (29)
- Philosophy for Children: Introductions (42)
- Philosophy in Schools (191)
- Philosophy for Children, Misc (62)
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David Bourget (Western Ontario) David Chalmers (ANU, NYU) Area Editors: David Bourget Gwen Bradford Berit Brogaard Margaret Cameron David Chalmers James Chase Rafael De Clercq Ezio Di Nucci Esa Diaz-Leon Barry Hallen Hans Halvorson Jonathan Ichikawa Michelle Kosch Øystein Linnebo JeeLoo Liu Paul Livingston Brandon Look Manolo Martínez Matthew McGrath Michiru Nagatsu Susana Nuccetelli Giuseppe Primiero Jack Alan Reynolds Darrell P. Rowbottom Aleksandra Samonek Constantine Sandis Howard Sankey Jonathan Schaffer Thomas Senor Robin Smith Daniel Star Jussi Suikkanen Aness Kim Webster Other editors Contact us Learn more about PhilPapers |