What is the Philosophy of Childhood?

Seyed Mansour Marashi

Abstract

Even though childhood philosophy is less confined within the boundaries today, it is a field that embraces philosophy both in the foreground and background. In the current study, some philosophical thoughts related to childhood state are briefly reviewed to evoke the readers' willingness to think about and consider the relation between philosophy and childhood. As such, the concept of childhood is first introduced. Then, other challenging philosophical concepts related to childhood, such as wisdom, independence, and ethics, are referred to, which can pave the way for future investigation and studies.

 

Keywords: childhood philosophy, wisdom, independence, ethics.


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