Conference: Philosophy and Childhood: Theory and Practice

The conference is organized by FarFilò, a research group on philosophical practices with children directed by Silvia Demozzi (Department of Education Studies ‘Giovanni Maria Bertin’, Bologna) and Sebastiano Moruzzi (Department of Philosophy and Communication Studies, Bologna).

1. The aim of the conference is to discuss the pedagogical and philosophical foundations of philosophical practices with children:
2. Foundational Issues: what are the philosophical and pedagogical frameworks which provide the foundation for doing philosophy with children? What is the role of truth in philosophical practices with children?
3. Plurality of methods: what are the available methodologies for practicing philosophy with children? What are their main differences? Are there common features which are required in order to propose an effective practice for children?
4. Philosophy of Childhood: what is the conception of childhood that sustains and justifies the practice? How do different conceptions of childhood give shape to different practices?
5. Moral and Spiritual Development: how does philosophy help the moral and spiritual development of children? What is the connection between morality, spirituality and philosophy, and how does the moral and spiritual life of children connects with philosophy?
6. History of philosophy: Should history of philosophy have a role when we do philosophy with children?

Speakers: 

Carlo Altini (Modena, San Carlo)

Bettina Bussmann (Salzburg)

Rita Casadei (Bologna)
Chiara Colombo (Filosofia con i bambini)
Antonio Cosentino (Crif) 
Silvia Demozzi (Bologna)
Joshua Forstenzer (Sheffield)
Giorgia Grilli (Bologna)
Sophia Gerber (Berlin)
Carla Guetti (MIUR)
Angela Hobbs (Sheffield)
Maria Kasmirli (University of Sheffield & Crete School of European Education)
Arie Kizel (Haifa)
Marta Ilardo (Bologna)
Massimo Iiritano (Amica Sofia)
Alessandro Mariani (Firenze)
Sebastiano Moruzzi (Bologna)
Martino Negri (Milano)
Stefano Oliverio (Napoli Federico II)
Giordana Piccinini (Hamelin)
Cristina Rossi (CdRF, Brescia)
Mauro Rossi (Montréal)
Marina Santi (Padova)
Mariangela Scarpini (Bologna)
Piero Schiavo (Roma)
Lucia Scipione (Modena, Reggio Emilia&Bologna)
Maura Striano (Napoli Federico II)
Ilaria Tontardini (Hamelin)

Chiara Brescianini (USR Emilia Romagna)
Alessandro Volpone (Crif)
Peter Worley (The Philosophy Foundation)
Emma Worley (The Philosophy Foundation)
Luca Zanetti (Bologna)
Nicola Zippel (Roma)

Elena Zizioli (Roma III)


PROGRAM

3 December
Venue: SALA ROSSA, Centro Internazionale di Studi Umanistici “Umanistici “UMBERTO ECO”, Via Marsala 26, Bologna

9 - 9.15 Saluti di apertura
Roberta Caldin (Direttrice del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Educazione, Università di Bologna), Carlo Gentili (Direttore del Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione, Università di Bologna)

9.15-9.30 Presentation FarFilò Project
Silvia Demozzi (Department of Education, Bologna), Sebastiano Moruzzi (Department of philosophy, Bologna)

9.30 - 10.30 Angela Hobbs (University of Sheffield)
Philosophy for Children and the Good Life
10.30 – 11.30 Stefano Oliverio (Università di Napoli Federico II)
Philosophy for Children, Pedagogical Hermeneutics and the Movement of Rechilding

11.30 - 11.45 Break

11.45 - 12.30 Maria Kasmirli (University of Sheffield - School of European Education)
The Paradox of Philosophy for Children and How to Resolve it
12.30 - 13.30 Silvia Demozzi & Marta Ilardo (Università di Bologna)
Questions, Answers, and In- Between: The Act of Thinking and the Responsibility of Education

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 15.30 Marina Santi (Università di Padova)
Jazzing Philosophy for Children: a poliphonic discourse on (im)possible methods
15.30 - 16.30 Peter Worley (The Philosophy Foundation - London King’s College)
How Philosophy Decreases Confidence and Why that is a Good Thing

16.30 - 16.45 Break

16.45 - 17.45 Sebastiano Moruzzi & Luca Zanetti (Università di Bologna)
Truth and Philosophical Inquiry with Children
17.45 - 18.45 Joshua Forstenzer (University of Sheffield)
 The Pedagogic Promise of P4C: Prospects from Beyond the Trodden Path


4 December
Venue: SALA ROSSA, Department of Philosophy and Communication, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna

9.30 – 10.30 Maura Striano (Università di Napoli Federico II)
Educating to and Through Philosophical Inquiry
10.30 - 11.30 Mauro Rossi (Université du Québec à Montréal)
What is a Child? A Social Constructivist Account


11.30 - 11.45 Break

11.45 - 12.30 Mariangela Scarpini (University of Bologna – IC Montessori – Chiaravalle)
 The Right to Think: Connections between the Montessori Method and Philosophy for Children

12.30 - 13.30 Luca Zanetti (University of Bologna)
Existential Questions and Philosophy with Children

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 15.15 Lucia Scipione (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - IC 3 Lame - Bologna)
Argumentation in Primary School: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in the Field of Philosophy for/with Children
15.15 - 16.15 Emma Worley (The Philosophy Foundation)
Teaching Critical Thinking through Philosophical Inquiry

16.15 - 16.30 Break

16.30 - 17.30 Alessandro Mariani (Università di Firenze)
Philosophy for Children: a Life Long Learning Answer
17.30 - 18.30 Nicola Zippel (Roma)
The Dawn of Wonder: an Italian Experience of Teaching Philosophy to Children

20.00 Social Dinner _Cantine Bentivoglio, Via Mascarella 4/B

5 December
Avenue: AULA MAGNA, Department of Education, Via Filippo Re 6, Bologna

9.30 - 10.30 Bettina Bussmann (University of Salzburg)
Problems, Methods and the Role of Scientific Knowledge: How can we put it into practice
10.30 - 11.30 Sophia Gerber (FU Berlin - OSZ IMT)
Kant for beginners: Philosophy for children as a curricular subject

11.30 - 11.45 Break

11.45- 12.30 Antonio Cosentino (Crif)
The Philosophical Baby and Socratic Orality
12.30 - 13.30 Arie Kizel (University of Haifa)
Silenced Voices of Repressed Groups in Community of Philosophical Inquiry

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::End of the International Conference:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Pomeriggio di tavole rotonde in italiano

. La filosofia con i bambini e le bambine in Italia

14.30 - 14.45 Saluti
Maurizio Fabbri ( Direttore del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Educazione), Stefano Versari (Direttore USR Emilia Romagna), Carla Guetti (MIUR)


14.45 - 16.00  La letteratura per l'infanzia nella filosofia con i bambini


Discutono: Giorgia Grilli (Bologna), Martino Negri (Milano), Giordana Piccinini & Ilaria Tontardini (Hamelin), Elena Zizioli (Roma III)


Chair: Piero Schiavo (Roma)


16.00 - 16.15 Break



16.15 - 18.30 Le pratiche filosofiche con l'infanzia e l'adolescenza in Italia


Discutono: Carlo Altini (San Carlo), Rita Casadei (Bologna), Chiara Colombo (Filosofia con i bambini), Carla Guetti (MIUR), Massimo Iiritano (Amica Sofia), Cristina Rossi (Brescia), Marina Santi (Padova), Maura Striano (Napoli Federico II), Alessandro Volpone (Bari), Nicola Zippel (Roma),


Chair: Silvia Demozzi (Bologna), Sebastiano Moruzzi (Bologna)


When:
3-5 December 2018

Venues:

• 3 December, SALA ROSSA, Centro Internazionale di Studi Umanistici “Umanistici “UMBERTO ECO”, Via Marsala 26, Bologna

• 4 December, SALA ROSSA, Department of Philosophy and Communication, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
• 5 December, AULA MAGNA, Department of Education, Via Filippo Re 6, Bologna

Social dinner: la sera del 4 (if you want to participate to the social dinner, please write to farfilo@unibo.it)

Organizers: Silvia Demozzi, Marta Ilardo, Sebastiano Moruzzi, Luca Zanetti.

Scientific committee: Silvia Demozzi, Sebastiano Moruzzi, Alessandro Mariani, Stefano Oliverio, Marina Santi, Maura Striano, Nicola Zippel.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

(deadline September 30th 2018)

Guidelines for Submission:

Submissions will be blind-refereed and selected on the basis of quality and significance.

Contributed papers will be scheduled for a 50 minutes presentation including discussion.

Abstracts must be written in English and be prepared for blind review, with all self-reference and personal data suppressed.

Please submit an anonymized long abstract of no more than 1500 words (references included). Long abstracts should not only contain the position defended or the issue discussed, but also indicate the outline of the argument.

Contributions by professors, lecturers, postdocs and postgraduate students are equally welcome: we are particularly keen to encourage submissions by early career academics and PhD students.

Abstracts or requests for further information should be sent to farfilo@unibo.it.  Please write ‘Abstract 2018’ as the subject of the email.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is September 30th 2018.