MOGUĆNOSTI FILOZOFIJE ZA DJECU
THE POSSIBILITIES OF PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN

Summary/Abstract: The current educational system which is represented in our and surrounding countries is constantly facing new challenges, reforms, technical and technological achievements. One of more serious omissions of any educational system, especially primary, is not developing critical thinking and promoting an uncritical lifestyle approach among students in elementary schools. Despite this fact, little is being done to rectify it, and examples where teachers in primary education consciously suppress critical approach to reality, independent thinking and students’ own views can often be found. This devastating fact was long ago noted by Matthew Lipman, who is considered to be the initiator of the project Philosophy for Children, better known by the acronym P4C. Lipman was convinced that children are not only able to talk about some serious issues, but they are naturally prone to wondering and questioning. Children are simply eager for knowledge, eager to answer the question: Why? The aim of this presentation will be to present the development of ideas of P4C, the possibility and the ability of children to express philosophical thoughts, benefits from the involvement of children in the program of P4C, but also some criticism with regard to the possibility of philosophy for children.

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