exploring the application of empirical research in philosophy for children

analysis of two case studies in caring thinking

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/childphilo.2025.88956

Palabras clave:

pensamiento cuidadoso, investigación empírica, lipman, filosofía para niños

Resumen

Este estudio explora si la eficacia de los programas de Filosofía para Niños (FpN) puede verificarse mediante la investigación empírica. En primer lugar, analizo la investigación empírica pionera realizada por Matthew Lipman en la década de 1970 para evaluar la mejora de las capacidades de pensamiento crítico de los niños de primaria que participaron en clases en las que se utilizaron sus novelas de filosofía. A continuación, exploro la base teórica de la integración del pensamiento crítico y creativo en el enfoque multidimensional del pensamiento propuesto por Lipman, en el que el pensamiento cuidadoso es un componente clave. Al hacerlo, analizo las implicaciones de la aparición del pensamiento cuidadoso. Después, examino las tendencias de la investigación empírica sobre el pensamiento cuidadoso realizada en Corea del Sur y en otros países. Por último, presento dos ejemplos de investigación (uno cuantitativo y otro cualitativo) cuyo tema central es el pensamiento cuidadoso. Analizo en detalle los resultados del estudio cualitativo y discuto si existen implicaciones comunes para llevar a cabo una investigación empírica sobre el pensamiento cuidadoso que puedan encontrarse tanto en los estudios cuantitativos como en los cualitativos, y si las limitaciones que deja uno pueden ser potencialmente compensadas por el otro. En conclusión, sostengo que la investigación empírica, llevada a cabo de una manera que complemente tanto la investigación cuantitativa como la cualitativa, puede ser una forma de validar y fortalecer los objetivos filosóficos de Filosofía para Niños (FpN).

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Biografía del autor/a

hye in ji, Ewha Institute of Philosophy

Researcher at the Philosophy and Education Research Lab, Institute of Philosophy, Ewha Womans University,  wrote a doctoral dissertation on “Caring and Philosophy for Children: A Comprehensive Study of Matthew Lipman’s Caring Thinking”, in Korean. Her research focuses on the relationship between thinking and emotion, and how this interconnection can enhance P4wC practices.

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Publicado

2025-04-30

Cómo citar

JI, Hye in. exploring the application of empirical research in philosophy for children: analysis of two case studies in caring thinking. childhood & philosophy, Rio de Janeiro, v. 21, p. 01–42, 2025. DOI: 10.12957/childphilo.2025.88956. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/childhood/article/view/88956. Acesso em: 4 may. 2025.

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dossier: “philosophy with children across boundaries”