1st Edition
Philosophy for Children in Confucian Societies In Theory and Practice
Notes on Contributors
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Significance of Confucianism in the World (Chi-Ming Lam)
Part I Philosophy for Children in the Chinese Triangle of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Chapter 2. From Confucian Dialogues to Socratic Dialogues: Some Lessons Learned From Applying P4C in an English as a Foreign Language Classroom (Shiauping Tian)
Chapter 3. Is It Possible to Teach Critical Thinking to Hong Kong Students Through Philosophy for Children? (Chi-Ming Lam)
Chapter 4. Confucian Dialogue and the Reconstruction of the Community of Inquiry in Philosophy for Children (Zhenyu Gao)
Chapter 5. Creating Moral Winds and Nurturing Moral Growth in a P4C Classroom Community in Taiwan (Jessica Ching-Sze Wang)
Chapter 6. Fostering Thinking and English Proficiency Through Philosophy for Children in Integrated Humanities Classes in Hong Kong (Chi-Ming Lam)
Chapter 7. “No One Uses Chopsticks to Drink Soup!”: Philosophy for Children in Taiwan (Peter Mau-Hsiu Yang and Jane Parish Yang)
Part II Philosophy for Children in Japanese Societies
Chapter 8. Philosophy for Children in Confucian Societies: The Case of Japan (Satoshi Higuchi and Laurance J. Splitter)
Chapter 9. The Development of P4C in Japanese Society and the Challenges for Practitioners (Tetsuya Kono and Shogo Shimizu)
Chapter 10. Transforming Harmony in Moral Dialogue in the Classroom (Mitsuyo Toyoda)
Chapter 11. INOCHI, or On the Ties of “Family”: Practical Possibilities of Japanese Philosophizing With Children (Takara Dobashi)
Chapter 12. Conclusions: Philosophy for Children in Confucian Societies (Chi-Ming Lam)
Index
Biography
Chi-Ming Lam is Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. His research interests include the philosophy of Karl Popper, critical thinking, Confucianism, and philosophy for children. His books include Childhood, Philosophy and Open Society: Implications for Education in Confucian Heritage Cultures (2013) and Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives on Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (co-edited with Jae Park, 2016).
"It is a relatively quick and effortless read, however, this circumstance should not deceive the reader: it is a remarkable collection of important articles on the power of reasoning and rational thinking in which faculties were surmised to have been absent in children until very recently. The new evidence suggests otherwise." - Lehel Balogh, Religious Studies Review
