Is it Rational to be Reasonable?: The 1991 Stevenson Lectures: Lecture 3

By Catherine C. McCall

"Is it Rational to be Reasonable?" is the 3rd Lecture from the 1991 Stevenson Lectures in Citizenship given by Dr. Catherine C. McCall in Glasgow University. In these lectures Dr. McCall presents a new analysis of the philosophical reasoning abilities of young children and the role of philosophical reasoning in creating active citizens. Arguing that to be an active citizen in a democracy requires more than voting, Dr. McCall distinguishes between being rational and being reasonable and argues that practising reasoning creates reasonable citizens. Dr. McCall demonstrates how her Community of Philosophical Inquiry [CoPI] method develops the philosophical reasoning of children as young as five years old. Contradicting the prevailing cognitive stage maturation theories, she shows how given the right environment young children can reason with abstract ideas, engage in moral reasoning and empathise with the thinking of others."Philosophical Inquiry with Five-Year- Olds" Oct 24th 1991"Communities of Inquiry" Oct 31st 1991"Is it Rational to be Reasonable?" Nov 7th 1991"Reasoning & Citizenship" Nov 14th 1991

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475190115
• ISBN13: 9781475190113
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"