Plato was wrong! : footnotes on doing philosophy with young people / David A. Shapiro.

By:

Shapiro, David A, 1957- [author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781610486187
1610486188
9781610486194
1610486196

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DDC classification:

107.2 23

LOC classification:

B52.5 .S44 2012

Contents:

Introduction : why do philosophy with young people? -- What is philosophy? -- What is good thinking? -- What do I know? -- What is real? -- What is art? -- What is the right thing to do? -- What is the meaning of life? -- Eleven recommended readings for exploring philosophy with children

Summary: A compendium of lesson plans for classroom exercises designed to foster philosophical inquiry with young people from pre-school age through high-school. There are lessons for a full-range of topics in philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, and each is intended to help foster a supportive classroom community of inquiry.

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Includes bibliographical references.

A compendium of lesson plans for classroom exercises designed to foster philosophical inquiry with young people from pre-school age through high-school. There are lessons for a full-range of topics in philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, and each is intended to help foster a supportive classroom community of inquiry.