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Terminology for those new to Taking Children Seriously
Note: The information linked here is just meanings of terms used. Definitions are not explanatory theories. They assert nothing. For explanatory theories read the FAQ instead.
What do you mean by ‘creativity’?
Creativity is involved in every area of life
Terminology troubles
What do you mean by ‘fallible’?
Defining ‘coercion’, ‘coercive’, ‘coerce’
What is a ‘meme’—‘antirational’ or otherwise?!
What do you mean by ‘problem’?
What does ‘active’ mean if not ‘preferred’?
What do you mean by ‘rational’?
What do you mean by ‘knowledge’?
What do you mean by ‘theory’?
What do you mean by ‘enacting a theory’?
What do you mean by ‘coercionist’?
Clarification of what I mean by ‘coercion’
‘Influence’ versus ‘coercion’
‘Coercion’—the meaning of the word
The quest for a euphemism for ‘coercion’
How is the word ‘parenting’ not taking children seriously?
What do you mean by ‘paternalism’?
The word ‘theory’
What do you mean by ‘having an agenda’ for your children?
What do you mean by ‘noncoercive’? What is the difference between coercion and ‘non-coercion’?
“I must always remember the principle of never arguing about words and their meanings, because such arguments are specious and insignificant.”
– Karl Popper, 2002, Unended Quest, Chapter 6: My First Philosophical Failure: The Problem of Essentialism, p. 14
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