Child and Time : Impulses for Philosophizing with Children

Abstract

Preschool and school child perceives temporality in a specific way. Firstly, it is described the importance of time for child on the concepts of concrete event and meaning of presence.

Then it is presented philosophy by children concerning the topics - beginning, visible and invisible time, the end of life and time in eternity. The last part of the text reflects time as the part of curriculum.

Keywords

• time
• child
• presence
• event
• philosophy for children
• philosophy with children
• philosophy by children
• story
• game