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This Book Contributes To The Theory And Practice Of Philosophy For Children (p4c), With A Special Emphasis On Theoretical And Practical Issues Confronting Researchers And Practitioners Working In Contexts That Are Strongly Influenced By Confucian Values And Norms. It Includes Writings By Prominent P4c Scholars From Four Confucian Societies, Viz., Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, And Japan. These Writings Showcase The Diversity Of The P4c Model, Providing A Platform For Researchers And Practitioners To Tell Their Stories In Their Own Confucian Cultural Contexts. The Research Stories In The First Part Of The Book Are Concerned With Assessing The Impact Of Traditional Confucian Norms, Promoting Critical Thinking, Reconstructing The Notion Of Community Of Inquiry, Creating Moral Winds, Integrating Philosophy Into School Curriculum, And Localizing Teaching Methods And Materials. Four Issues Are Discussed In The Second Part Of The Book: Tension Between Confucianism And Powerful Thinking, Cultural Challenges For Practitioners, Transformation Of Harmony, And Conception Of Family. Taken As A Whole, The Book Provides Fresh Insights Into Whether And How P4c's Western-influenced Theories And Practices Are Compromised When They Are Applied In Non-western, Or Rather Confucian, Contexts. A Must-read For Anyone Interested In The Theory And Practice Of P4c And Confucianism In General-- Introduction: The Significance Of Confucianism In The World / Chi-ming Lam -- From Confucian Dialogues To Socratic Dialogues: Some Lessons Learned From Applying P4c In An English As A Foreign Language Classroom / Shiauping Tian -- Is It Possible To Teach Critical Thinking To Hong Kong Students Through Philosophy For Children? / Chi-ming Lam -- Confucian Dialogue And The Reconstruction Of The Community Of Inquiry In Philosophy For Children / Zhenyu Gao -- Creating Moral Winds And Nurturing Moral Growth In A P4c Classroom Community In Taiwan / Jessica Ching-sze Wang -- Fostering Thinking And English