Pathways of Philosophy for Children

Juan Carlos López Marín, ; John Fredy Vélez Díaz, ; Sandra Cáceres, ; Héctor Betancur Giraldo, ; Octavio Orozco, ; María Deyser Gutiérrez Álvarez, ; Jhony Esteban Uribe Salinas,

Synopsis

This publication calls for a broad reflection on the current problems of education in Colombia and in the world by stressing the importance of developing critical thinking as a crosscutting competence to achieve major development goals set out in the international agenda. This necessarily implies transformations that must be promoted from the educational field so that they can permeate individuals, institutions, social practices, and society in general.

One concern this book addresses is related to the deterioration of the minimum conditions for a healthy coexistence due to the conflict experienced in the different contexts in Colombia, ranging from the family to the school and social contexts. This shows a structural problem that leads to the need to re-think education from disruptive premises and paradigms that can provide a significant orientation to pedagogical practice. We consider that this is possible within the framework of a philosophical education where man can be understood as an end in himself and not as a means to achieve interests outside the needs and potentialities of his own nature.

Keywords: Critical thinking, creative thinking, careful thinking, school environment

Caminos de la Filosofía para Niños

ISBN-13 (15)

978-958-651-839-0

How to Cite

Vélez Díaz, J. F., Cáceres, S., Betancur Giraldo, H., Orozco, O., Gutiérrez Álvarez, M. D., & Uribe Salinas, J. E. (2022). Pathways of Philosophy for Children (J. C. López Marín, Ed.). Sello Editorial UNAD. https://doi.org/10.22490/9789586518390

Categories Research Book

Published

November 4, 2022