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
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Guin, Philip C., "(1992) Thinking for Oneself" (1992). Collected Papers of Philip C. Guin. 3.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/pguin/3
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.