Teaching Order to Children through Philosophy and Rational Thought

The senses of inquiry and curiosity in children can be used as the most important bases for a correct, principled, and efficient educational system. Here, the teaching of philosophy, because of its tight relationship with practice, is of particular significance. Teaching philosophy means teaching rationalizing or thinking to children. Philosophizing can help us lead children towards self-perfection. In this way, they will develop critical and creative thinking abilities and internalize several educational concepts. From among the educational outcomes of such a teaching process, we can refer to the learning of order and discipline. In this process, the child learns about order in act and behavior through mental order and organization rather than external force. In Islamic philosophy, Mulla Sadra bases his practical wisdom on theoretical wisdom. Moreover, he derives the thinking and reasoning abilities from Man’s rational faculty in the field of theoretical wisdom. Therefore, through training the rational faculty of a rational child, one can explain the significance of discipline and teach it to them.