Detection of Components of Philosophy for Children in Imam Ali's Teachings

One of the prerequisites for making the Philosophy practical for Children (P4C) in Iran is to seek theoretical foundations appropriate to Islamic culture. So, here, the researchers sought for detection of components of P4C based on Imam Ali's teachings. The study is a qualitative research using descriptive phenomenology method and the data were analyzed according to Colliazi seven-step model of data-analysis. The data show that components of P4C are studied in three lines: skill, attitude and cognition. Each line includes several components some of which include sub-components. The skill components are dialogue, judgment, questioning, listening and investigation. Attitude components were studied under open-mindedness, avoiding hastening, comprehensiveness, understanding and wondering; and cognitive line includes components of cognition of metaphysics, truth-seeking, thinking, rationality, objectivism and rejection of skepticism. The results show the possibility of predicating P4C program based on Islamic culture.