Philosophy and Childhood Critical Perspectives and Affirmative Practices [Hardcover]

Kohan offers a transformative, revolutionary, and more radical alternative theory and practice of philosophy for children. He critiques the current state of philosophy for children and demonstrates alternative ways of thinking and practicing philosophy in childhood education.Preface; Maughn Gregory Presentation PART I: PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Some Biographical Remarks and Philosophical Questions within Philosophy for Children 2. Celebrating Thirty Years of Philosophy for Children 3. Good-bye to Matthew Lipman (and Ann Margaret Sharp) 4. The Politics of Formation: A Critique of Philosophy for Children PART II: PHILOSOPHIZING IN CHILDHOOD. AFFIRMATIVE PRACTICES 5. Philosophy at Public Schools of Brasilia, DF. 6. [Some] Reasons for Doing Philosophy with Children 7. Philosophizing with Children at a Philosophical Camp 8. Does Philosophy Fit in Caxias? A Latin American Project 9. Philosophy as Spiritual and Political Exercise in an Adult Literacy CourseWalter Kohan is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.