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Growing Up With Philosophy Camp brings together essays by the directors of philosophy summer camps, perhaps the newest venture for teaching philosophy to pre-college students.
List of contents
Foreword: Thomas Wartenberg
Preface: Claire Katz
Acknowledgements
Introduction : Claire Katz
I: Dispatches from Philosophy Summer Camps
Chapter 1: Philosophy for the Young, Curious, and Hungry
Pamela R. Matthews
"Chapter 2: "Without friends no one would choose to live": Friendship, Phronesis, and Philosophy Summer Camp
Desirae Embree and Claire Katz
Chapter 3: Between and Among Friends
Daniel Conway
Chapter 4: Waking to Wonder: The Wittgensteinian Ethos of Philosophizing with Children
David Anderson
Chapter 5: Underestimated No More
Natalie Fletcher
Chapter 6: Make Your Life a Work of Art: Growing-up with MOSHI philo-artistic camp in Paris and New-York City
Caroline Murgue
Chapter 7: Philosophy Meets Place: Creating and Environmental Philosophy Summer Camp
Rika Tsuji and Benn Johnson
Chapter 8: The Utah Lyceum: Cultivating "Reasonableness" in Southwest Utah
Kristopher G. Phillips and Gracia Allen
Chapter 9: Philosophy Camp and Self-Confidence
Amelia Kahn
Part II: Campfire Tales
Chapter 10: Aggie School of Athens
Kenji Blum
Olivia Conway
Evie Conway
Jadyn Driver
Tonya Driver
Amy Ellison
Angus Heartsill
Laura Hoeting and Griffin Ford
Chapter 11: Utah Lyceum
Addi Achord
Sam Cook
Erin Waldman
Author Bios
About the author
Claire Elise Katz is Associate Dean of Faculties, the Murray and Celeste Chair in Distinguished Teaching in the Liberal Arts, and Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. The author of three monographs and numerous articles, she is the recipient of the Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching and the American Philosophical Association Prize for Teaching Excellence.
Summary
Growing Up With Philosophy Camp brings together essays by the directors of philosophy summer camps, perhaps the newest venture for teaching philosophy to pre-college students.
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A thoughtful and interesting portrayal of what is distinctive and special about philosophy camps, this book shows how they engage with young people in more profound and creative ways than most schools are able to do. The authors’ experiences and reflections shed a warm and refreshing light on our understanding of philosophy that emphasizes the value of community and friendship. Many examples from campers, facilitators and parents are moving in revealing the positive impact that philosophy camps have had on the whole family and relationships at home.
