Abstract
The Philosophy for Children or P4C movement began in the early 1970s in the United States and has since spread across the globe. Its core principle is that children not only have the ability to think philosophically but indeed make ideal philosophers, due to their capacity for wonder and their fresh perspectives. While not engaged with questions of sexuality or gender, P4C is certainly about desire, most especially the desire to know. P4C affirms the child as unpredictable and surprising against the norms of developmental psychology and educational practice. The chapter reviews the key players and literature of the movement, emphasizing how it supports and builds upon children’s literature and especially material marked by “philosophical whimsy.”
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