A Review on Philosophical Foundations of Philosophy Education for Children

作者：Mahmudi Mohsen; Nejati Mohammad^*; Mahmudi Zahra

来源：Life Science Journal-Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition, 2013, 10(1): 539-541.

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.

• 出版日期2013