Çocuklar İçin Felsefe: Özerk Düşünme, Demokrasi ve Demokratik Yurttaşlık


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Nuyan E., Yenisoy Şahin E.

Felsefi Düşün - Akademik Felsefe Dergisi, no.20, pp.65-84, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Journal Name: Felsefi Düşün - Akademik Felsefe Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.65-84
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Philosophy for Children is a program and pedagogy originally developed by

Matthew Lipman and Ann Margaret Sharp to teach children and

adolescents to think philosophically. This approach is often presented as a

valuable form of education for democratic citizenship. It has been

developed in order to enable children to think critically and to establish

dialogue with others as a distinctive feature expected from citizens in the

democratic system. The aim of our study is to examine the functionality of

innovative educational approaches such as Philosophy for Children and

Youth in being a democratic citizen. In addition, it will be emphasized that

the application of this pedagogy plays an important role in shaping the

secular worldview, which is a feature that the democratic citizen should

internalize. Because philosophy for children prepares them against all kinds

of dogmatic understanding with the critical thinking skills it provides to

students. In our study, first of all, John Dewey’s ideas, which we found the

philosophical basis of this pedagogy, will be included, and then the

development adventure of Lipman and Sharp’s Philosophy for Children

pedagogy will be conveyed in terms of presenting the most important

evidences for the functionality of this pedagogy. Finally, it will be tried to

show that if we want to meet each other as democratic citizens living in a

democratic system, the Philosophy for Children method should be included

in the education process.