Abstract

The practical self-relationships of self-confidence, self-respect and self-esteem, as Axel Honneth describes them from his perspective of personality development based on reciprocal recognition, can be developed through the educational methodology called “community of inquiry” as understood in the practices of Philosophy for Children. Beyond these practices in particular, we conceive of the community of inquiry as a way of exchange enabling the work with people of all ages, about various issues, primarily those on ethics.