Philosophizing with Students: On the Role of Teaching Philosophy in Schools

Aldona POBOJEWSKA

Katedra Filozofii Współczesnej, Instytut Filozofii, Wydział Filozoficzno-Historyczny, Uniwersytet łódzki, ul. Kopcińskiego 16/18, 90-242 Łódź, Poland , Poland


Abstract

Teaching philosophy in schools embraces an enormous educational and pedagogical potential. Due to the dynamism of our time and the current schooling tasks it involves I focus on the latter aspect. In it, I make reference to the ancient conception of philosophy whose function was formation of individuals as a result of immersing them in philosophical discourse. Whereas the final part of the article comprises a discussion of the benefits that come from such an attitude, its opening part expounds the premises of my argument.

Keywords:

teaching philosophy, moral autonomy, intellectual autonomy, philosophizing, thinking, dialogue, social competence


Published
2020-01-25


POBOJEWSKA, A. (2020). Filozofować razem z uczniami. Rola edukacji filozoficznej w szkole. Ethos. Quarterly of The John Paul II Institute at the Catholic University of Lublin, 28(4 (112). https://doi.org/10.12887/28-2015-4-112-13

Aldona POBOJEWSKA 
Katedra Filozofii Współczesnej, Instytut Filozofii, Wydział Filozoficzno-Historyczny, Uniwersytet łódzki, ul. Kopcińskiego 16/18, 90-242 Łódź, Poland