"Philosophy for Children" in Africa: developing a framework

dc.creator	Patrick Giddy
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:26:15Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:26:15Z
dc.identifier	0256-0100
dc.identifier	2076-3433
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/86a5b1f1b02445e0bab7e83323f6841a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30300
dc.description	Building on Ndofirepi's plea for an approach to teaching philosophy to high-school learners in Africa that is a hybrid of western and African thought, I argue that a critical touchstone is needed if the traditional wisdom is to be sifted, and that this can be found in the idea of the questioning and responsible subject. Traditional proverbs and myths, whether African or not, reveal a growing sense of responsibility but philosophy, I argue, can contribute the principle of non-contradiction and the foundational norm of responsibility. The principle and the norm can be found to be at the heart of the modern scientific enterprise and can in principle ground a dialogue between African traditional and modern European value-systems.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
dc.relation	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002012000100002
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0256-0100
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3433
dc.source	South African Journal of Education, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 15-25 (2012)
dc.subject	African traditional thought
dc.subject	ethics
dc.subject	myth
dc.subject	philosophy
dc.subject	presence-to-self
dc.subject	religion
dc.subject	responsibility
dc.subject	science
dc.subject	scientism
dc.subject	transcendence
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	"Philosophy for Children" in Africa: developing a framework
dc.type	article