德国高中哲学课的教学目标是让学生获得进行哲学式问题反思的能力,为负责任的行动提供思想上的导向。德国是一个联邦制国家,16个联邦州自主负责本州的教育事务。因此,在开设哲学课方面,各州情况不尽一致,不能一概而论。有的州从小学开始就开设哲学课,有的州在初中开设,更多的州是在高中开设。在各州中,人口最多的北威州是最早在中学开设哲学课的州,“二战”刚一结束就在部分文理中学开设了哲学课。如今,北威州已经形成了 The teaching goal of the German high school philosophy class is to equip students with the ability to think philosophically and to provide thought-driven guidance for responsible action. Germany is a federal state and 16 federal states are responsible for owning the state’s education. Therefore, the state of affairs in various states is not consistent in setting up the philosophy class and can not be generalized. Some states have philosophical classes since elementary school, with states in junior high schools and more in high schools. Among the states, the most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia was the earliest state to have a philosophical course in secondary school, and “World War II” opened philosophical classes at some liberal arts schools just after it ended. Today, NRW has formed