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Educating for Democracy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Philip Cam
Philip Cam*
Affiliation:
School of History and Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Abstract

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The author, a specialist in philosophy for children who is recognized worldwide, presents the conceptual and philosophical framework within which the idea of early education in philosophical discussion is situated. A theory of education and its place in social and cultural development is the precondition to any practice aimed at doing philosophy with children.

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Articles
Information
Diogenes , Volume 56 , Issue 4: Current Debates in Philosophy and Religion , November 2009 , pp. 37 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © ICPHS 2009

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