The volume proposes an innovative method to set up a programme of philosophical reflection in kindergarten to set the stage for a “different” type of discussion with children which triggers wonder in them and helps them discover the world in an original way.

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK

The author suggests a series of questions, stories and experiences that, starting in kindergarten, allow you to have conversations “charged” with wonder and a philosophical tension that help children to question themselves about various situations and concepts, all guided in a simple and stimulating way. 

Each question is introduced with a starting point, which is essential for identifying the focal point of the discussion and the possible connecting topics; real practical experiences are then proposed from which to draw inspiration.

Each question is introduced with a starting point

The questions allow for a class conversation to be set up

The author’s advice, expansions and practical experiences help the teacher guide and regulate the debate in the most appropriate way.

Leaf through some pages of the volume which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation of the product.

Can philosophy really be done in kindergarten? With what meaning? In what way?

Yes, there are questions, stories and experiences that, as early as kindergarten, allow you to have conversations “charged” with wonder and philosophical tension that makes them different from other types of conversation.
The history of philosophy teaches that wonder can arise both from considering questions and phenomena that appear new and distant from ordinary experiences, and from looking at things in a new way, seeing ordinary experiences and the things we have every day right under our noses “with fresh eyes”.

This volume offers ideas and examples for create philosophical conversations with very different starting points:

• Fragments of philosophy
• Mental experiments
• Classic fables
• Illustrated books
• Proverbs and other areas of discovery

THE AUTHOR

Luca Mori has a PhD in Philosophical Disciplines and he is a History of Philosophy professor at the University of Pisa. He has been designing and conducting philosophy workshops with children and adolescents for years. Among his projects is a journey of over 10,000 km throughout Italy to propose the mental experiment of utopia to children between 5 and 11 years of age. He collaborates with the Collegio San Carlo Foundation and the Municipality of Modena, with TSMSTEP (School for the management of the territory and the landscape of the Autonomous Province of Trento) and with schools in various Italian regions and European countries.

Take a look at the other books on philosophy with young children by Luca Mori

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