知性缺失与儿童哲学教育反思

Reflections on Absence of Intellectuality and Philosophy Education for Children

知性是介于感性和理性之间的一种判断、分析、推理的认识能力。缺乏知性基础的理性主义教育否认儿童的哲学潜能和追求,进而剥夺儿童接受哲学教育的权利。基于知性认识论的儿童哲学教育以培养儿童独立思考能力、激发儿童创新情感和意志、升华儿童精神生活和生命意义为目标,倡导以儿童现实生活为中心的、师生平等的对话式教学。

Intellectuality is an understanding of judgment, analysis and deduction which lies between sensibility and rationality. With the absence of intellectuality, rationalism education denies children’s philosophical potential and pursuit, thus depriving them of philosophical education. While the intellectuality-based philosophical education aims at cultivating children’s independent thinking, at stimulating their creativity and at subliming their spiritual life and meaning of life. And it advocates real-life oriented dialogue teaching which stresses equality between students and teachers.