In this contribution I shall focus on Matthew Lipman's " philosophy for children/community " (p4c) and specifically on the manifold role played by the facilitator. My aim is to clarify the following issues: 1) Why does the community of philosophical enquiry need a facilitator? 2) What kind of competence and skills ought the facilitator to display? 3) How should the facilitator carry out his/her duty appropriately? For this purpose I shall analyse texts by Matthew Lipman and Italo Calvino among others.
Franzini Tibaldeo, R. (2016). DANCES WITH COMMUNITY / BALLA CON LA COMUNITÀ: CHE COSA SIGNIFICA FACILITARE UNA COMUNITÀ DI RICERCA FILOSOFICA. Comunicazione Filosofica : rivista tematica di ricerca e didattica filosofica, 36(maggio), 47-52. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/54931 (Original work published 2016)