Thinking Children

The concept of 'child' from a philosophical perspective

Dr Claire Cassidy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2009
Continuum Publishing Corporation (Verlag)
978-1-4411-8754-3 (ISBN)

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Thinking Children investigates the concept of ‘child' from a philosophical perspective. Its aim is to come to an acceptable definition of ‘child', and it is anticipated that such a definition will impact on how those seen as children are perceived in society.

The author first explores the notions of personhood, self and identity, before reflecting on historical perspectives on childhood and the inclusion of children as active, participative, political and philosophical agents within society today.

Children and adults are placed differently in society, and through coming to an acceptable definition of ‘child', this book seeks to determine whether such differential status is merited. Thinking Children proposes that we might consider children as beings and not becomings, and empower them to be active and participative citizens, since they are able and adept reasoners.

This book will be of interest to all students on Childhood Studies and Education Studies courses, as well as lecturers and researchers in the field.

Claire Cassidy is Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Strathclyde, UK, where she is the Course Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in Philosophy with Children.

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1 The Morality of Personhood
I is not a Hippo
Persons
The Person Role
Moral Codes
Losing Personhood
Conclusions

2 From the Self Comes I
The Self
The Moral Self
The Continuous Self
Identity
Conclusions

3 From Where Did Children Come?
A New Notion
Early Children
Medieval Children
A Class Apart
Romantic Children
Conclusions

4 The Reasoning Child
Children Thinking
Thoughtful Children
Knowing Children
Child's Play
Conclusions

5 Are Children Persons?
The Way to Personhood
Compliant Children
Moral Children
Continuous Children
Conclusions

6 The Citizen in Community
The Citizen Role
Social Citizens
Political Citizens
Moral Citizens
Acting Citizens
Reciprocal Citizens
Conclusions

7 Community of Philosophical Inquiry: A Tool for Empowerment
Reasoning Citizens
Community of Philosophical Inquiry
Philosophical Citizens
Facilitating Citizenship
Conclusions

8 Children as Beings
Child Citizens
Acceptable Children
Controlling Children
The Child Role
The Child with Rights
Child Power
Future Citizens
Philosophical Children
Equal Persons
Defining Child
Conclusions

Conclusion

Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.6.2009
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 232 mm
Gewicht	314 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Unterrichts-Handreichungen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4411-8754-5 / 1441187545
ISBN-13	978-1-4411-8754-3 / 9781441187543
Zustand	Neuware