ABSTRACT
In this chapter Laurance J. Splitter depicts Ann Margaret Sharp’s life and work as focused on the concept of personhood in relation to the community of inquiry. He argues that Sharp was a leading figure in focusing attention on the idea that in doing philosophy together, children and adults become persons. She construed personhood in relational terms, stressing the role of empathy, moral perception and judgment in its development. Splitter represents Sharp’s substantive interests as ethical, arguing that she broadened and enriched our understanding ethical inquiry and education. Splitter’s own contribution is to outline the key criteria of any Philosophy for Children curriculum and to critique Sharp’s strong reliance on embodiment as a principal mode of moral engagement given the development in communication and information technologies.
