The use of allegorical story tradition in Islamic philosophy in philosophy with children (P4C) Hayy b. Yakzân example

In the 1960s, in America, Matthew Lipman put forward a series of books and a philosophy education program targeting a specific age group. This program, which is called philosophy for children (P4C), aims at personal and social gains. It has a curriculum that includes the last year of high school starting from the pre-school period. The curriculum is based on the principle of developing language and thinking skills through philosophical problems in a democratic society. In this study, the implementation of P4C applications and research on the method were examined. Philosophers' allegorical thinking exercises are frequently used in P4C workshops to trigger thought. However, the fact that the allegory tradition of Islamic Philosophy has not been sufficiently applied in this regard has been seen as a deficiency in the field and answers have been sought for possible reasons. Thus, the need to introduce the rich allegory tradition of Islamic philosophy, which has the potential to be a workshop stimulus, has been tried to be met. In the work, the relationship between education, religion and philosophy was mentioned, and information was given about P4C method and education in the Islamic tradition. The development process of the tradition of allegory is mentioned and its adventure in Islamic Philosophy is examined. Representing the allegory in Islamic Philosophy to put it into practice, Hayy b. Yakzân the work named was preferred. In the selection of the work, Hayy b. Yakzân's in addition to his fame in Islamic geography, it is being inspiring for Western literature and being more recognizable than other allegorical works and the clarity of the plot and having many themes that would form the basis for philosophical discussion were effective. The work has been designed as an application series consisting of twelve sessions in accordance with the purpose of the research, and evaluations and suggestions are included in the conclusion section. Keywords: Philosophy with children, allegorical story, critical thinking, Ibn Tufayl