%0 Journal Article %T Place of the Art of Dialectic in the Program of “Philosophy and Children”: An Explanation %J Philasophy and Children %I Sadra Islamic Philosophy Research Institute %Z 2322-4215 %A Ali Asghar Jafari Valani %A Mahya Mehrjedi %D 1399 %\ 1399/07/20 %V 4 %N 5 %P 47-54 %! Place of the Art of Dialectic in the Program of “Philosophy and Children”: An Explanation %K philosophy philosophy and children critical thinking art dialectic the art of dialectic %X The concept of philosophy is closely intertwined with the concept of intellectualization. Moreover, the way of transmitting thought from the realm of subject to the realm of object has been the inevitable concern of thinkers. A question may arise in our mind as to how can we express our ideas so that to be perceivable to the lovers of philosophy? On the one hand, the technique of choosing proper terms, the way of chapter wising and referring to philosophical ideas, all acknowledge the close relationship between art and philosophy. On the other hand, in the program of “philosophy and children” the way of developing stories and rising questions as well as the style of speaking of teachers indicate the use of a kind of art in this field. Dialectic or conversation in the program of “philosophy and children” is one of the basic principles and if we succeed to apply exactly the art of dialectic to attain exact definitions of philosophical concepts then we can concede our relative success in implementing this program. The present work, by reviewing the pattern of critical thinking and giving a brief account of the program of “philosophy and children”, intents to explain the place of the art of dialectic in the program of “philosophy and children”. %U http://rimag.ir/fa/Article/22552