Korczak’s view of children foreshadowed the CRC by over fifty years
Evidence
Korczak’s core philosophical proposition — that children are full human beings entitled to respect in their own right, not adults-in-waiting — anticipated the Convention’s foundational premises by more than half a century. — , The Rod and the Child, 10818
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the philosophical debate between will theory and interest theory of rights covered later in this chapter; Korczak’s position is a proto-interest-theory stance.
- FICTION: Korczak accompanying 192 children to Treblinka is a powerful narrative scene for fiction about adult fidelity to children’s dignity.