Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1992

Journal / Book Title

Studies in Philosophy for Children: Harry Sottlemeier’s Discovery

Abstract

In this chapter I show that sensitivity to the rule of contradiction can be useful in the lives of children, especially in combating prejudice and discrimination, because it encourages children to seek counterexamples to universal judgments. I argue that sociological models that attempt to delineate the roots of prejudice can be complemented by an understanding of the rule of contradiction. I further argue that the pedagogical forum best suited to promoting sensitivity to the rule is the community of inquiry, in which counterexamples stand as the most forceful devices challenging cherished beliefs and opinions.

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) Countering Prejudice with Counterexamples. In Ann Margaret Sharp and Ronald F. Reed (Eds.) Studies in Philosophy for Children: Harry Sottlemeier’s Discovery, pp. 135-143. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

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