Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1992

Journal / Book Title

Studies in Philosophy for Children: Harry Sottlemeier’s Discovery

Abstract

Thinking for oneself is the product of community effort rather than an individualized achievement. Therefore, attributing thinking for oneself to an individual entails acknowledging the community of inquiry to which she or he belongs. In this chapter I discuss a sample of how children often view thinking for oneself, a contrast between thinking for oneself and thinking, the notion of a community in making thinking for oneself possible, and whether thinking for oneself should be an educational objective. I make intermittent reference to Harry Stottlemeier's Discovery in an effort to unpack how thinking for oneself is used in the novel.

Book Publisher

Temple University Press

Journal ISSN / Book ISBN

9780877228738

Book Editor(s)

Ann Margaret Sharp and Ronald F. Reed

Published Citation

Guin, Philip C. (1992) Thinking for Oneself. In Ann Margaret Sharp and Ronald F. Reed (Eds.) Studies in Philosophy for Children: Harry Sottlemeier’s Discovery, pp. 79-86. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

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