Michael S. Pritchard is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University (USA). His teaching has focused on practical and theoretical ethics, the philosophical thinking of children, and eighteenth-century Scottish philosophy.

• Acknowledgments; Dedication; Preface; 1. Reasonable Children?; 2. Thomas Reid on the “Seeds of Morality”; 3. Smith’s “Impartial Spectator”; 4. Reason and Sentiment in Morality; 5. The Premise of a Promise; 6. Conversation and Critical Thinking; Concluding Thoughts ; Bibliography; Index

“This is a valuable addition to the resurgent literature of Philosophy for Children, by one of the movement’s pioneers. It deploys a subtle and fascinating reading of eighteenth-century moral sentimentalist philosophy in advancing our understanding of the ways in which philosophical conversations with children can advance their character development and capacities of moral inquiry.”—Randall Curren, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Department of Philosophy, University of Rochester, USA.

Michael S. Pritchard is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University (USA). His teaching has focused on practical and theoretical ethics, the philosophical thinking of children, and eighteenth-century Scottish philosophy.

• Acknowledgments; Dedication; Preface; 1. Reasonable Children?; 2. Thomas Reid on the “Seeds of Morality”; 3. Smith’s “Impartial Spectator”; 4. Reason and Sentiment in Morality; 5. The Premise of a Promise; 6. Conversation and Critical Thinking; Concluding Thoughts ; Bibliography; Index

“This is a valuable addition to the resurgent literature of Philosophy for Children, by one of the movement’s pioneers. It deploys a subtle and fascinating reading of eighteenth-century moral sentimentalist philosophy in advancing our understanding of the ways in which philosophical conversations with children can advance their character development and capacities of moral inquiry.”—Randall Curren, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Department of Philosophy, University of Rochester, USA.

Michael S. Pritchard is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University (USA). His teaching has focused on practical and theoretical ethics, the philosophical thinking of children, and eighteenth-century Scottish philosophy.

• Acknowledgments; Dedication; Preface; 1. Reasonable Children?; 2. Thomas Reid on the “Seeds of Morality”; 3. Smith’s “Impartial Spectator”; 4. Reason and Sentiment in Morality; 5. The Premise of a Promise; 6. Conversation and Critical Thinking; Concluding Thoughts ; Bibliography; Index

“This is a valuable addition to the resurgent literature of Philosophy for Children, by one of the movement’s pioneers. It deploys a subtle and fascinating reading of eighteenth-century moral sentimentalist philosophy in advancing our understanding of the ways in which philosophical conversations with children can advance their character development and capacities of moral inquiry.”—Randall Curren, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Department of Philosophy, University of Rochester, USA.