Philosophy for children has very little to do with teaching children the history of “great ideas.” In fact, philosophy for children does not pretend to “teach” anything per se. Instead, its goal is to trust children’s ability to do philosophy, regardless of the particularities of wherever they may be in terms of skills, prior knowledge or developmental stage. Without even mentioning the word “philosophy.” By means of a series of dialogical exercises, philosophy for children aims to foster the habits of thought and of demeanor that we consider key to philosophy as a practice: good listening, comfort with ambiguity accompanied by a conscious effort to clarify, an ability to recognize the merits of a position with which one agrees or disagrees, a willingness to engage in collective thought …