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Thinking through aesthetics
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- Creator
- Marilyn G. Stewart
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Worchester, Mass., USA : Davis Publications, ©1997
- Physical Details
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- xv, 128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0871923637, 9780871923639, 0871923629, 9780871923622, 0871923610, 9780871923615
- OCLC
- ocm39164585
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.
- ch. 1. Philosophy, aesthetics, and children -- Philosophy and its branches -- Philosophical inquiry and children -- Philosophical inquiry and the art curriculum -- ch. 2. Aesthetic theories and philosophical questions -- Aesthetic theories -- Recognizing philosophical questions -- ch. 3. Wonder, inquiry, and the philosophical dialogue -- Creating a climate for philosophical inquiry -- The dialogue as the cornerstone of philosophical inquiry -- Addressing student questions -- A big-questions chart -- Planning for philosophical dialogues -- ch. 4. Generating questions for philosophical dialogues -- Generating questions for philosophical inquiry -- Planning and the art curriculum -- Determining questions, issues, and topics -- ch. 5. Activities for philosophical inquiry -- Great debates -- Role-playing -- In-out-maybe -- A journal for thoughts about art -- Questions in the air -- Object ranking -- Analyzing philosophical writings -- Conducting interviews -- Token response -- Stories and other writing -- Student artworks -- ch. 6. Activities for introducing and practicing skills -- Getting clear about philosophical inquiry -- Clarifying what's at issue -- Engagement in dialogues -- Offering and evaluating reasons -- Attending to the use of words -- ch. 7. Alignment, assessment, and outcomes -- Age appropriateness -- Lesson planning -- Sample lessons