Christine's Story - Softcover

McCall, Dr. Catherine C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475071442 ISBN 13: 9781475071443

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

‘Christine’s Story’ is a story transforms the ideas of great philosophers into recognisable situations from daily life, following Christine and her friends at home and at school where they wonder about questions such as: · What’s the difference between acting and lying? · What is trust? · What is the difference between a friend and boyfriend? · What makes me the person I am? · How do we know what is true? · Is violence ever justified? · Should you lie to protect a person? Swept along by the plot twists and mysteries, the philosophical puzzles and dilemmas transport the reader effortlessly into the realm of philosophical wonder, thinking and reasoning. The book can be read simply as a story, or it can be used with groups of 12 –16 year olds as a stimulus to philosophical discussion and dialogue. Cover illustration by Allen Farrington

About this title

About the Author:

Catherine C. McCall BA (Hons) MA TEFL MSc PhD FRSA . President of Stichting SOPHIA: The European Foundation for Doing Philosophy with Children, Dr. McCall trained as a Philosopher at Trinity College and Manchester University and as a Psychologist at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology . In 1984 she pioneered the practise of philosophising with young children in the USA, and from 1985- 86 whilst a Professor in Montclair USA, she introduced Philosophy for Children to the UK, Eire, France, and Spain through a series of International Training Workshops. She was appointed as the External Expert to the Government in Values and Character Education for the Sate of New Jersey, USA 1985-86. The 1990 BBC documentary "Socrates for Six year olds" featured Dr. McCall's Community of Philosophical Inquiry [CoPI] work with young children in the USA. In 1990 Dr. McCall created M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in Philosophical Inquiry at Glasgow University. In 2005 Dr. McCall presented the CoPI method to the Scottish Parliament. She has been a Visiting Professor at: The Sorbonne; The Technical University of Barcelona; The University of South Carolina, USA; The Polish Academy of Sciences; Malta University; The Continuing Education University of Iceland; The University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Through EPIC, Dr. McCall has been a Philosophy Consultant for: IBM; Scottish Business in the Community; The Transmissions Gallery; Corton Vale Prison; Grampian Health Care Trust; Scottish Enterprise; The Lighthouse; VEFO (Belgium), The Glasgow Academy, East Renfrewshire Council. Dr. McCall is currently working internationally with EPIC International Consultants.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1475071442
• ISBN 13: 9781475071443
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 46