Philosophy In Schools

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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 ...
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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

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Michael Hand is Reader of Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Carrie Winstanley is Principal Lecturer in Education at Roehampton University, UK.

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Table of 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

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