Philosophy for Young Children

Informationen zum Autor Berys Gaut is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, UK. Morag Gaut is a teacher at Anstruther Primary School, Fife, UK. Klappentext Philosophy for Young Children is a concise, practical guide for teachers. It contains detailed session plans for 36 philosophical enquiries that will enable them to introduce philosophy to their children quickly and with confidence. Zusammenfassung Philosophy for Young Children is a concise, practical guide for teachers. It contains detailed session plans for 36 philosophical enquiries that will enable them to introduce philosophy to their children quickly and with confidence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Political Philosophy: Fairness and Rules The Teddy Bears Picnic Fairness: Equality versus Need Gavin Builds a Sandpit Fairness and Refusing to Help The Animal Snack Sharing Fairly and Prudence School Rules Obeying the Rules 2. Environmental Philosophy: Green Land, Waste and Recycling Greenhill Village Use of Green Land Emerald the Elephant Wasting Water Benny the Bin Recycling 3. Social Philosophy: Friends and Relationships Teddy s Friends Characteristics of a Good Friend William and Arthur Friendship and Sharing Emma and Sally Cooperation Maisie the Sheep Being Different from Others Big Teddy s New School Inclusion 4. Ethics: Virtues and Vices Sam s Kind Day Kindness Kirsty Telling the Truth The Magic Words Saying Thank You Teddy Scrooge Giving Presents The Selfish Hippo Selfishness Charlotte the Lazy Caterpillar Laziness Pancake the Greedy Rabbit Greed 5. Aesthetics: Beauty, Pictures and Stories Beautiful Things Beauty Cats Photographs and Drawings A Walk on the Beach Fantasy and Realistic Stories The Cave Monster Enjoying Scary Stories 6. Philosophy of Mind: Emotions, Beliefs and Persons Patch and his Friends Anger Rabbit and Mouse Fear Happy Suzy Happiness Sad Teddy Sadness Andy s Accident Pain Giants Pretending and Believing Isaac the Robot Persons 7. Epistemology: Dreams and Illusions Milly s Bad Dream Things in Dreams Do Not Really Happen Dreaming of School Are You Dreaming Now? A Stick in the Water Visual Illusions 8. Metaphysics: What is Real? Angus the Cat Do the Animals in a Story Really Exist? Numbers Are Numbers Real? Theseus s Ship When are Things the Same? Further Reading ...

Autorentext

Berys Gaut is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, UK.

Morag Gaut is a teacher at Anstruther Primary School, Fife, UK.

Klappentext

Philosophy for Young Children is a concise, practical guide for teachers. It contains detailed session plans for 36 philosophical enquiries that will enable them to introduce philosophy to their children quickly and with confidence.

Zusammenfassung
Philosophy for Young Children is a concise, practical guide for teachers. It contains detailed session plans for 36 philosophical enquiries that will enable them to introduce philosophy to their children quickly and with confidence.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Political Philosophy: Fairness and Rules The Teddy Bears Picnic Fairness: Equality versus Need Gavin Builds a Sandpit Fairness and Refusing to Help The Animal Snack Sharing Fairly and Prudence School Rules Obeying the Rules 2. Environmental Philosophy: Green Land, Waste and Recycling Greenhill Village Use of Green Land Emerald the Elephant Wasting Water Benny the Bin Recycling 3. Social Philosophy: Friends and Relationships Teddy s Friends Characteristics of a Good Friend William and Arthur Friendship and Sharing Emma and Sally Cooperation Maisie the Sheep Being Different from Others Big Teddy s New School Inclusion 4. Ethics: Virtues and Vices Sam s Kind Day Kindness Kirsty Telling the Truth The Magic Words Saying Thank You Teddy Scrooge Giving Presents The Selfish Hippo Selfishness Charlotte the Lazy Caterpillar Laziness Pancake the Greedy Rabbit Greed 5. Aesthetics: Beauty, Pictures and Stories Beautiful Things Beauty Cats Photographs and Drawings A Walk on the Beach Fantasy and Realistic Stories The Cave Monster Enjoying Scary Stories 6. Philosophy of Mind: Emotions, Beliefs and Persons Patch and his Friends Anger Rabbit and Mouse Fear Happy Suzy Happiness Sad Teddy Sadness Andy s Accident Pain Giants Pretending and Believing Isaac the Robot Persons 7. Epistemology: Dreams and Illusions Milly s Bad Dream Things in Dreams Do Not Really Happen Dreaming of School Are You Dreaming Now? A Stick in the Water Visual Illusions 8. Metaphysics: What is Real? Angus the Cat Do the Animals in a Story Really Exist? Numbers Are Numbers Real? Theseus s Ship When are Things the Same? Further Reading