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Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children

All complete volumes of Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children (Vols. 1-20) are available for free download from the IAPC Digital Commons website. This site does not provide a search function, but the journal can be searched for author names and key words at the Philosophy Documentation Center, where subscribers can also download individual articles.

‌Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children was published from 1979 through 2014 by the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC), a non-profit educational institute at Montclair State University. The journal was a forum for the work of both theorists and practitioners of philosophical practice with children, and published such work in all forms, including philosophical argument and reflection, classroom transcripts, curricula, empirical research and reports from the field. The journal also maintained a tradition in publishing articles in the hermeneutics of childhood, a field of intersecting disciplines including cultural studies, social history, philosophy, art, literature and psychoanalysis.‌ Thinking ended with Volume 20, Nos. 3-4 (2014) and the IAPC is no longer taking subscriptions or submissions for publication

Index of Thinking Volumes

Thinking Editorial Staff

(This list does not include typographers, photographers, circulation assistants and promotional assistants)

Publishers:

  • Joseph Oyler (2009-2014)
  • Joanne Matkowski (2000-2009)
  • First Mountain Foundation (1981-1987)
  • Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (1979-1981; 1988-2000)

Editors:

  • Félix García Moriyón, Professor of Philosophy, Madrid, Spain (2006-2014)
  • Tom Lardner, Spanish Center of Philosophy for Children, Spain (2006-2008)
  • David Kennedy, Department of Educational Foundations, Montclair State University (1998-2006)
  • Matthew Lipman, Department of Philosophy, Montclair State College / University (1979-1998)

Associate Editors:

  • David Kennedy, Department of Educational Foundations, Montclair State University (1998)
  • Ann Margaret Sharp, Department of Educational Foundations, Montclair State College / University (1979-2001)

Assistant Editors:

  • Joseph Oyler, IAPC Programs Coordinator, Graduate Assistant (2007-2014)
  • Nathan Brubaker, Graduate Assistant, Montclair State University (2002-2006)
  • James Heinegg, Graduate Assistant, Montclair State University (1992-1994)
  • Ann Gazzard, Visiting Scholar, Assistant to IAPC Director, Montclair State College (1988-1992)
  • Frederick S. Oscanyan, Department of Philosophy, Berea College (1979)

Reviews Editors:

  • Megan Laverty, Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University (2009-2014)
  • Philip C. Guin, Director, Center for the Teaching of Reasoning / IAPC, Montclair State College (1979-1980)

Contributing Editors:

  • Peter Shea, Philosophy Professor, Gustavus Adolphus College and Minnesota State University (2006-2014)
  • Matthew Lipman, Department of Philosophy, Montclair State University (1998-2001)
  • Barry Beyer, George Mason University (1991-1997)
  • John Nisbet, Department of Education, University of Aberdeen (1991-1994)
  • Gareth Matthews, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1979-2006)

Editorial Advisors:

  • Matthew Lipman, Professor Emeritus, Montclair State University (2001-2009)
  • Adrian DuPuis, School of Education, Marquette University (1979-2001)
  • Frederick S. Oscanyan, Department of Philosophy, Berea College (1979-1990)

Editorial Assistants:

  • Miriam Minkowitz, Center for the Teaching of Reasoning / IAPC, Montclair State College (1979-1980)
  • Philip C. Guin, Director, Center for the Teaching of Reasoning / IAPC, Montclair State College (1979-1980)

Editorial Review Board: