Philip Cam

Philosophical Inquiry shows how to use the tools of philosophy for educational purposes. It is a practical guide to the philosophical arts of questioning, conceptual exploration, and reasoning, with wide application across the school curriculum. It provides educators with an effective means of teaching students to think critically and creatively, to use their knowledge to solve problems, to deal with...

Sophia's Question is a story of self-discovery. Sophia is given an old bracelet and is told to ask her grandmother about its three mysterious charms. So begins a journey in which Sophia attempts to discover what turns out to be a family secret, a secret upon which her very existence depends. Driven by a strong desire for self-determination, Sophia is...

Sophia's Question: Teacher Resource Book is designed to help the teacher develop an inquiring classroom community, in which students use questioning, justification, conceptual exploration, and reasoning to explore issues and ideas together. To assist in this process, the Teacher Resource Book contains explanatory notes, discussion plans, exercises, and activities that teachers can use to help students explore the many significant...

Thinking Together shows how story-based material can be used to help children raise philosophical puzzles and problems that will set them thinking. It demonstrates how to build a community of inquiry in the classroom, and how to utilise questioning techniques, group discussion, and other activities to develop thinking skills and concepts that can be applied across the entire curriculum.