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Plato and Socrates: From an Educator of Childhood to a Childlike Educator?Studies in Philosophy and Education 32 (3): 313-325. 2013.This paper deals with two forms of education—Platonic and Socratic. The former educates childhood to transform it into what it ought to be. The latter does not form childhood, but makes education childlike. To unfold the philosophical and pedagogical dimensions of this opposition, the first part of the paper highlights the way in which philosophy is presented indirectly in some of Plato’s dialogues, beginning with a characterisation that Socrates makes of himself in the dialogue Phaedrus. The se…Read more
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On Knives, Infantia, and the Inhuman: A Lyotardian Reading of IncendiesChildhood and Philosophy 12 (23). 2016.
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On the risks of approaching a philosophical movement outside philosophyChildhood and Philosophy 13 (28). 2017.Biesta states at the beginning of his intervention that he will speak “as an educationalist” outside not only of “philosophical work with children” but “outside of philosophy”. What are the implications of these assumptions in terms of “what is philosophy?” and “what is education?” Can we really speak about “philosophical work with children” outside philosophy? What are the consequences of taking this position? From this initial questioning, in this response some other questions are offered to B…Read more
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Finding Treasures: Is the Community of Philosophical Inquiry a Methodology?Studies in Philosophy and Education 38 (3): 275-289. 2019.In the world of Philosophy for Children (P4C), the word “method” is found frequently in its literature and in its practitioner’s handbooks. This paper focuses on the idea of community of philosophical inquiry (CPI) as P4C’s methodological framework for educational purposes, and evaluates that framework and those purposes in light of the question, what does it mean to bring children and philosophy together, and what methodological framework, if any, is appropriate to that project? Our broader aim…Read more
Zlatana Knezevic
Dalarna University
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Dalarna UniversityAssistant Professor
Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden
Areas of Specialization
Gender Studies |
Childhood |
Postcolonial Feminism |
Social Epistemology, Miscellaneous |
Anthropology |