A Review on Philos
A Review on Philosophical Foundations of
Philosophy Education for Children
Mohsen
Mahmudi 1, Mohammad Nejati 2, Zahra Mahmudi 2
1 Assistant Professor, Bandar Abbas Branch,
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Bandar Abbas Branch,
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: The
movement of Philosophy for Children as a modern approach, nowadays, is
considered in education field that claims, according to philosophy education,
can introduce radical changes in educational programs and to improve
qualitative process of education, an educational method which its consequence
is philosophizing or philosophical thinking. The present paper aims to conduct
a review of philosophy education's philosophical foundations of children, so
the paper investigates the philosophical foundations of this educational
approach according to Lipman's opinion. Findings, finally demonstrated that
philosophical value of this educational program is grounded upon pragmatism.
Pragmatism school has some characteristics that can effect on philosophy for
children program in fields of metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology. Despite
emphasizing on children for nurturing of philosophical thinking by philosophy
education, if this program couldn't increase its philosophical value, it can't
realize its aim for nutrition of philosophical thinking.
[Mohsen Mahmudi , Mohammad Nejati , Zahra Mahmudi. A
Review on Philosophical Foundations of Philosophy Education for Children. Life
Sci J 2013;10(1):539-541] (ISSN: 1097-8135).http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 87
Keywords: Philosophy for Children; Philosophical Thinking;
Philosophical Opinions; Existentialism; Pragmatism Full Text 87
