Gareth B. Matthews, The Child's Philosopher

The Child s Philosopher is a collection of essays by Gareth B. Matthews, winner of the 2022 Book Award of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, exploring philosophy in children's literature, philosophy for children, and philosophy of childhood. It critically assesses Matthews' pioneering efforts and his legacy, addressing issues such as biased idealizations of childhood, tensions between teaching and doing philosophy with young people, and the merits of theorizing childhood without theorizing children. The book is a valuable resource for philosophers, educators, and anyone interested in children's philosophical thinking, developmental psychology, and the nature of childhood.

Format: Hardback
Length: 278 pages
Publication date: 27 August 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Winner of the 2022 Book Award of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Gareth B. Matthews,The Child s Philosopher brings together groundbreaking essays by renowned American philosopher Gareth B. Matthews in three fields he helped to initiate: philosophy in childrens literature,philosophy for children,and philosophy of childhood. In addition,contemporary scholars critically assess Matthews pioneering efforts and his legacy.

Gareth B. Matthews (1929-2011) was a specialist in ancient and medieval philosophy who had conversations with young children,discovering that they delight in philosophical puzzlement and that their philosophical thinking often enriched his own understanding. Those conversations became the impetus for a substantial component of Matthews scholarship,from which this book features essays spanning the length of his career. Contemporary contributors to the book critically evaluate Matthews scholarship,showing where he broke new ground and identifying developments and debates in the fields he helped to initiate. They take up pressing challenges,including biased idealizations of childhood in childrens literature; the tensions between teaching philosophy to,and doing philosophy with young people; the merits of theorizing childhood without theorizing children; and how professional philosophy at once desires and resists a return to childhood. This second volume in the Philosophy for Children Founders series is an important resource for philosophers,educators,and anyone interested in childrens philosophical thinking,developmental psychology,what it means to philosophize with children,the nature of childhood,and how childrens literature goes philosophical. It will guide and inspire those who share Matthews conviction that the impu.

Weight: 584g
Dimension: 163 x 240 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138342736