"2010Z"^^ . "1922-08-24Z"^^ . "Philosopher, writer" . "2010-12-26Z"^^ . "1922Z"^^ . "Matthew Lipman (August 24, 1922 in Vineland, New Jersey \u2013 December 26, 2010 in West Orange, New Jersey) is recognized as the founder of Philosophy for Children. His decision to bring philosophy to young people came from his experience as a professor at Columbia University, where he witnessed underdeveloped reasoning skills in his students. His interest was particularly on developing reasoning skills by teaching logic."@en . "Lipman, Matthew"@en .