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丕蹖丿賴鈥屬囏й� 亘夭乇诏 亘乇丕蹖 丿禺鬲乇丕賳 賵 倬爻乇丕賳 亘賱賳丿倬乇賵丕夭
Children are, in many ways, born philosophers. Without prompting, they ask some of the largest questions about time, mortality, happiness and the meaning of it all. Yet too often this inborn curiosity is not developed and, with age, the questions fall away. This is a book designed to harness children's spontaneous philosophical instinct and to develop it through introductions to some of the most vibrant and essential philosophical ideas of history. The book takes us to meet leading figures of philosophy from around the world and from all eras - and shows us how their ideas continue to matter. The book functions as an ideal introduction to philosophy, as well as a charming way to open up conversations between adults and children about the biggest questions we all face.
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Sadly, tools and techniques for developing self-knowledge and finding fulfilment are hard to find 鈥� they鈥檙e not taught in schools, in universities, or in workplaces. Too many of us go through life without ever really understanding what鈥檚 going on in the recesses of our minds.
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October 7, 2019
Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy is a superb way to capture a child's imagination in an accessible and clearly explained book, and it certainly wasn't a surprise to me when I learned this was a bestseller; it deserves all the acclaim it's received. Having been fascinated by Philosophy from a young age I had often wondered when someone would write a book that would pique a youngsters interest in this complex area. The adult texts I have are far too dense and heavy for a child to enjoy, so that's where this exquisite little non-fiction title comes in. I simply cannot express how amazing this is and the quirky, unique accompanying illustrations broke up the text nicely. One thing I have learned over the years is that children ponder life's big questions too; not just us adults. The book will stimulate young minds into considering many thought-provoking questions and answers are given throughout.
We encounter some of the most renowned and influential thinkers from a variety of eras - these include Friedrich Nietzsche, Adam Smith, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre to name just a few. Each philosopher is given their own chapter and the short, pithy structure and length of the chapters entice you to keep reading. Well written and presented in an engaging way, this is a must-read for a parent wishing to broach these topics with their child/ren. Alongside extensively researched biographies of the thinkers we are introduced to their "big ideas", and I specifically liked the concise, child-friendly explanations. Although aimed at children I feel many adults could learn a lot from this book also. It should be in every library and school bookshelf. An absolute must-read. Unreservedly recommended. Many thanks to The School of Life for an ARC.
We encounter some of the most renowned and influential thinkers from a variety of eras - these include Friedrich Nietzsche, Adam Smith, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre to name just a few. Each philosopher is given their own chapter and the short, pithy structure and length of the chapters entice you to keep reading. Well written and presented in an engaging way, this is a must-read for a parent wishing to broach these topics with their child/ren. Alongside extensively researched biographies of the thinkers we are introduced to their "big ideas", and I specifically liked the concise, child-friendly explanations. Although aimed at children I feel many adults could learn a lot from this book also. It should be in every library and school bookshelf. An absolute must-read. Unreservedly recommended. Many thanks to The School of Life for an ARC.
July 25, 2022
Good stuff about the book:
I love this book, everything about it is amazing, well, except for some parts in the content. But most of the things about it, the cover, the illustration, the description, the design, it's just so... abstract and clean. I've never seen such a clear and clean book like this. I could easily comprehend what the ideas were, which is what I love most. Finished this book in 2 days, speedrun! (Inspectional Reading, will read again! This time analytically.) The last chapter is also really interesting, it shows all the famous thinkers throughout history, so it's an easy encylopedia for curious to-be philosphers in the future. 4/5 clean rating!
Sorta bad stuff:
What I didn't really like was that it didn't include ALL the examples for a certain chapter which I will not mention for spoiler reasons. But that is fine, sort of, as writers are humans and not everone gets the same ideas, at least not at the same time. So this is an acception. There are still some other problems for ME, which may not apply to others, as it is a personal opinion.
I love this book, everything about it is amazing, well, except for some parts in the content. But most of the things about it, the cover, the illustration, the description, the design, it's just so... abstract and clean. I've never seen such a clear and clean book like this. I could easily comprehend what the ideas were, which is what I love most. Finished this book in 2 days, speedrun! (Inspectional Reading, will read again! This time analytically.) The last chapter is also really interesting, it shows all the famous thinkers throughout history, so it's an easy encylopedia for curious to-be philosphers in the future. 4/5 clean rating!
Sorta bad stuff:
What I didn't really like was that it didn't include ALL the examples for a certain chapter which I will not mention for spoiler reasons. But that is fine, sort of, as writers are humans and not everone gets the same ideas, at least not at the same time. So this is an acception. There are still some other problems for ME, which may not apply to others, as it is a personal opinion.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 5, 2019
RATING: 馃専馃専馃専馃専馃専 superb!
REVIEW: I鈥檝e been very excited to write a review about this book right since I started it! What a read it was!! This book is aimed at children and young adults and aims to introduce them to some of the more famous philosophical ways of thinking. As an adult, I found this book to be equally beneficial for myself. It provides relatable examples of real life situations where this way of thinking could apply. I feel this book would help children and adults alike to improve in areas such as understanding and patience when it comes to other people. It helps you to understand why people may act the way they do even when it鈥檚 not right. I feel this book would give the reader confidence to ask questions and realise the importance of asking 鈥榳hy?鈥� I highly recommend this book!!! I think it鈥檚 an excellent source of reference for many different aspects of life, for children and adults. This book should be considered essential reading for everybody. Kindle version of book needs adjusting and the cover is a bit dull but the content is 馃憤 馃憤 馃憤
REVIEW: I鈥檝e been very excited to write a review about this book right since I started it! What a read it was!! This book is aimed at children and young adults and aims to introduce them to some of the more famous philosophical ways of thinking. As an adult, I found this book to be equally beneficial for myself. It provides relatable examples of real life situations where this way of thinking could apply. I feel this book would help children and adults alike to improve in areas such as understanding and patience when it comes to other people. It helps you to understand why people may act the way they do even when it鈥檚 not right. I feel this book would give the reader confidence to ask questions and realise the importance of asking 鈥榳hy?鈥� I highly recommend this book!!! I think it鈥檚 an excellent source of reference for many different aspects of life, for children and adults. This book should be considered essential reading for everybody. Kindle version of book needs adjusting and the cover is a bit dull but the content is 馃憤 馃憤 馃憤
February 2, 2024
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亘噩丿 鬲丨賮丞 鬲丨賮丞 佶 賳噩賵賲 賯賱賷賱 毓賱賷賴
兀賷 丨丿 賳賮爻賴 廿亘賳賴 賷毓乇賮 噩夭亍 亘爻賷胤 毓賳 丕賱賮賱爻賮丞 賲賳 睾賷乇 賰賱丕賰賷毓 賷禺賱賷賴 賷賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴
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佗佴 賮賰乇丞 賮賱爻賮賷丞 賲亘爻胤丞 禺丕丕丕丕賱氐 賵賵乇丕 賰賱 賮賰乇丞 賳亘匕丞 毓賳 賮賷賱爻賵賮 賷賰賵賳 丕鬲賰賱賲 毓賳 丕賱賮賰乇丞 丿賷 兀賵 賰丕賳 賲賴鬲賲 亘賷賴丕.. 賰賱賴 賲禺鬲氐乇 亘卮賰賱 賱胤賷賮 賵賲卮 賲賲賱 禺丕賱氐 賵丕賱賱賴 (佗佶 賮賷賱爻賵賮)
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亘噩丿 鬲丨賮丞 鬲丨賮丞 佶 賳噩賵賲 賯賱賷賱 毓賱賷賴
兀賷 丨丿 賳賮爻賴 廿亘賳賴 賷毓乇賮 噩夭亍 亘爻賷胤 毓賳 丕賱賮賱爻賮丞 賲賳 睾賷乇 賰賱丕賰賷毓 賷禺賱賷賴 賷賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴
兀乇卮丨賴 賵亘賯賵丞 馃ぉ 賵賴賰賲賱 爻賱爻賱丞 賲丿乇爻丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丿賷 兀卮賵賮 亘賯賷丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 亘賷賯賵賱 賮賷賴丕 丕賷賴鈾ワ笍
August 24, 2021
We got this book on a recommendation for my daughter who was going to take Philosophy as one of her subjects in her Sixth Form. I ended up reading it too, so did my little daughter. We all enjoyed. There is something for everyone to learn from this book. It covers some deep and profound ideas in a very simple language.
May 19, 2021
亘賴 卮丿鬲 丨爻 禺賵亘蹖 丿丕卮鬲 禺賵賳丿賳卮 賵 亘賴賲 丌乇丕賲卮 丿丕丿
賲賲賳賵賳 丕夭 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 賴丿蹖賴鈥屫� 丿丕丿賳 馃榿馃グ
賲賲賳賵賳 丕夭 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 賴丿蹖賴鈥屫� 丿丕丿賳 馃榿馃グ
January 8, 2025
噩賲賷賱貙 賱賰賳賴 賲禺氐氐 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱.
November 12, 2024
Burv墨gs ce募vedis, kas rosina aizdom膩ties par sevi, pasauli un dz墨ves lielajiem jaut膩jumiem. 艩墨 gr膩mata ir tikpat v膿rt墨ga pieaugu拧ajiem k膩 b膿rniem 鈥� t膩 募auj iepaz墨t ne tikai pasauli, bet ar墨 pa拧am sevi.
Gr膩mata ietver 26 gudras domas un filozofu atbildes uz t膩m 鈥� s膩kot no pa拧izzi艈as l墨dz pat dzi募膩k膩m p膩rdom膩m par dz墨ves j膿gu un m奴su vietu pasaul膿. Taj膩 tiek apskat墨ti jaut膩jumi, kas rosina dom膩t, piem膿ram:
Iepaz墨sti pats sevi,
K膩p膿c m膿s prokrastin膿jam?
K膩 izteikt to, kas pr膩t膩?
Kad otram ir dusmas, varb奴t tu nemaz neesi vain墨gs,
Cilv膿ki nav 募auni, tikai nelaim墨gi,
Varb奴t tu vienk膩r拧i esi noguris,
K膩p膿c ir gr奴ti saprast, ko ies膩kt ar savu dz墨vi?
K膩p膿c j奴tamies vientu募i?
K膩p膿c da啪i sa艈em liel膩ku algu nek膩 citi?
K膩p膿c pieaugu拧o dz墨ve ir gr奴ta?
艩墨s ir tikai 10 domas no 26 gr膩mat膩 ietvertaj膩m 鈥� katra no t膩m ir noder墨ga. Izlas墨ju 拧o gr膩matu ar lielu interesi un bie啪i 拧姆iru lapas v膿lreiz, lai atgrieztos pie k膩das no dom膩m.
Iedom膩jos, k膩da b奴tu pasaule, ja b膿rni jau no mazotnes s膩ktu dom膩t par 拧墨m dz墨ves atzi艈膩m un v膿rt墨b膩m.
Gr膩mata ietver 26 gudras domas un filozofu atbildes uz t膩m 鈥� s膩kot no pa拧izzi艈as l墨dz pat dzi募膩k膩m p膩rdom膩m par dz墨ves j膿gu un m奴su vietu pasaul膿. Taj膩 tiek apskat墨ti jaut膩jumi, kas rosina dom膩t, piem膿ram:
Iepaz墨sti pats sevi,
K膩p膿c m膿s prokrastin膿jam?
K膩 izteikt to, kas pr膩t膩?
Kad otram ir dusmas, varb奴t tu nemaz neesi vain墨gs,
Cilv膿ki nav 募auni, tikai nelaim墨gi,
Varb奴t tu vienk膩r拧i esi noguris,
K膩p膿c ir gr奴ti saprast, ko ies膩kt ar savu dz墨vi?
K膩p膿c j奴tamies vientu募i?
K膩p膿c da啪i sa艈em liel膩ku algu nek膩 citi?
K膩p膿c pieaugu拧o dz墨ve ir gr奴ta?
艩墨s ir tikai 10 domas no 26 gr膩mat膩 ietvertaj膩m 鈥� katra no t膩m ir noder墨ga. Izlas墨ju 拧o gr膩matu ar lielu interesi un bie啪i 拧姆iru lapas v膿lreiz, lai atgrieztos pie k膩das no dom膩m.
Iedom膩jos, k膩da b奴tu pasaule, ja b膿rni jau no mazotnes s膩ktu dom膩t par 拧墨m dz墨ves atzi艈膩m un v膿rt墨b膩m.
June 13, 2022
definitely a kids book but i enjoyed it so much. the philosophers they mentioned had a surprising amount of diversity, there were people of colour and women which was awesome, although european men made up the majority. the art style was cute. a very easy enjoyable read overall :)
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November 22, 2023
4.5猸�
Mudiniet 拧o br墨ni拧姆墨go gr膩matu las墨t b膿rniem, lasiet to kop膩 ar vi艈iem vai vienk膩r拧i ielieniet k膩d膩 klus膩k膩 viet膩 (ar k膩du 拧okol膩des batoni艈u) un lasiet vienatn膿.
艩is ce募ojums filozofijas pasaul膿 募auj apjaust, ka l墨dz墨gi dom膩jo拧ie (un j奴to拧ie) ir mums visapk膩rt.
Mudiniet 拧o br墨ni拧姆墨go gr膩matu las墨t b膿rniem, lasiet to kop膩 ar vi艈iem vai vienk膩r拧i ielieniet k膩d膩 klus膩k膩 viet膩 (ar k膩du 拧okol膩des batoni艈u) un lasiet vienatn膿.
艩is ce募ojums filozofijas pasaul膿 募auj apjaust, ka l墨dz墨gi dom膩jo拧ie (un j奴to拧ie) ir mums visapk膩rt.
December 1, 2020
A children's book that many grown-ups need to read.
December 2, 2020
Wish I read this when I was a kid
March 10, 2025
This book was one of the most factual books about everyday life and how we can over see things I just realy enjoyed this book so I recommend it to you if you want to read ps. I got my head teacher into this book
December 12, 2023
鬲賯賷賷賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍
毓賳賵丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘: "兀賮賰丕乇 賰亘賷乇丞 賱毓賯賵賱 賲鬲毓胤卮丞" 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 丌賱丕賳 丿賵 亘賵鬲賵賳 - 鬲乇噩賲丞 廿賷賴丕亘 毓亘丿丕賱丨賲賷丿
毓丿丿 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲: 165 氐賮丨丞
丿丕乇 丕賱賳卮乇: 丿丕乇 丕賱鬲賳賵賷乇
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乇兀賷賷:
"賰鬲丕亘 禺賮賷賮 賵賱胤賷賮 賷毓鬲亘乇 賲丿禺賱 賱賱賮賱爻賮丞 賲賵噩賴 賱賱賷丕賮毓賷賳 賷毓胤賷 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘毓囟 丕賱丕賮賰丕乇 毓賳 賰賷賮 賷賮賴賲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賵 賰賷賮 賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賵丕賯賮 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 鬲囟賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賵丕囟賷毓 賲賳賵毓丞 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 26 賮賰乇丞 賲賳賴丕 (丕毓乇賮 賳賮爻賰貙 鬲毓賱賲 丕賳 鬲賯賵賱 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賮賷 毓賯賱賰貙 氐毓亘 丕賳 賳毓乇賮 賲丕 賳乇賷丿賴 亘丨賯貙 賱丕 鬲乇賮毓 爻賯賮 鬲賵賯毓丕鬲賰 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 丕賱賱丕夭賲貙 賱賲丕匕丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱賵丨丿丞責) 賵亘賷賳 賮賰乇丞 賵賮賰乇丞 賵囟毓 賮丕氐賱丕賸 噩賲賷賱丕 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 丕丨丿 丕賱賲賮賰乇賷賳 鬲胤乇賯 賱丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賮賰乇賴 亘卮賰賱 賲亘爻胤 賲賳 賴丐賱丕亍 (亘賵匕丕貙 兀乇爻胤賵貙 爻賯乇丕胤貙 賰賵賳賮賵卮賷賵爻貙 丕亘賳 爻賷賳丕貙 賲賵爻賶 亘賳 賲賷賲賵賳貙 夭賷乇丕 賷毓賯賵亘貙 賲丕鬲爻賵 亘丕卮賵). 鬲賲 胤乇丨 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 亘兀爻賱賵亘賰 爻賱爻 貙 賰賲丕 鬲囟賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賱賶 乇爻賵賲丕鬲 鬲賵囟賷丨賷丞."
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賲賱丕丨馗丞:" 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 噩賷丿丞 噩丿丕賸."
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毓賳賵丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘: "兀賮賰丕乇 賰亘賷乇丞 賱毓賯賵賱 賲鬲毓胤卮丞" 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 丌賱丕賳 丿賵 亘賵鬲賵賳 - 鬲乇噩賲丞 廿賷賴丕亘 毓亘丿丕賱丨賲賷丿
毓丿丿 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲: 165 氐賮丨丞
丿丕乇 丕賱賳卮乇: 丿丕乇 丕賱鬲賳賵賷乇
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"賰鬲丕亘 禺賮賷賮 賵賱胤賷賮 賷毓鬲亘乇 賲丿禺賱 賱賱賮賱爻賮丞 賲賵噩賴 賱賱賷丕賮毓賷賳 賷毓胤賷 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘毓囟 丕賱丕賮賰丕乇 毓賳 賰賷賮 賷賮賴賲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賵 賰賷賮 賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賵丕賯賮 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 鬲囟賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賵丕囟賷毓 賲賳賵毓丞 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 26 賮賰乇丞 賲賳賴丕 (丕毓乇賮 賳賮爻賰貙 鬲毓賱賲 丕賳 鬲賯賵賱 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賮賷 毓賯賱賰貙 氐毓亘 丕賳 賳毓乇賮 賲丕 賳乇賷丿賴 亘丨賯貙 賱丕 鬲乇賮毓 爻賯賮 鬲賵賯毓丕鬲賰 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 丕賱賱丕夭賲貙 賱賲丕匕丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱賵丨丿丞責) 賵亘賷賳 賮賰乇丞 賵賮賰乇丞 賵囟毓 賮丕氐賱丕賸 噩賲賷賱丕 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 丕丨丿 丕賱賲賮賰乇賷賳 鬲胤乇賯 賱丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賮賰乇賴 亘卮賰賱 賲亘爻胤 賲賳 賴丐賱丕亍 (亘賵匕丕貙 兀乇爻胤賵貙 爻賯乇丕胤貙 賰賵賳賮賵卮賷賵爻貙 丕亘賳 爻賷賳丕貙 賲賵爻賶 亘賳 賲賷賲賵賳貙 夭賷乇丕 賷毓賯賵亘貙 賲丕鬲爻賵 亘丕卮賵). 鬲賲 胤乇丨 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 亘兀爻賱賵亘賰 爻賱爻 貙 賰賲丕 鬲囟賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賱賶 乇爻賵賲丕鬲 鬲賵囟賷丨賷丞."
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賲賱丕丨馗丞:" 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 噩賷丿丞 噩丿丕賸."
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毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賵噩賴 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱 賵丕賱賳丕卮卅丞貙 賵賱賰賳賴 賲賲鬲毓 賱賱賰亘丕乇 丕賷囟丕. 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 毓丿賲 鬲氐賳賷賮賴 賰賰鬲丕亘 鬲乇亘賵賷. 兀乇賶 兀賳賴 賰匕賱賰 亘噩丿丕乇丞
March 26, 2025
賲丕賰賳鬲 丕毓乇賮 丕賳 賴匕賷 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 賲賵噩賴賴 賱賱賳丕卮卅丞 賱匕賱賰 丕賯鬲賳賷鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵賱賰賳 亘毓丿 賯乇丕亍鬲賴 丕卮賵賮 丕賳 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 乇丕丨 鬲賰賵賳 乇丕卅毓丞 賵賲賳丕爻亘丞 賱賱亘賷鬲 丕賱賷 賷丨鬲賵賷 賮賷賴 丕胤賮丕賱 賵賳丕卮卅賷賳 丕賱丕賮賰丕乇 賲胤乇賵丨丞 亘卮賰賱 亘爻賷胤 賵賵丕囟丨 賵賲丿毓賲 亘氐賵乇 賵乇爻賵賲 鬲賵囟賷丨賷丞 賵賷噩丕賵亘 毓賱賶 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 丕賱賷 鬲丐乇賯賴賲 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲乇 賵賷乇亘胤賴丕 亘丕賱賮賱爻賱賮丞
July 4, 2021
Cute intro to philosophy via outlining what other philosophers have said, done or thought about.
4 women in a book of 26 philosophers and thinkers particularly not ideal.
4 women in a book of 26 philosophers and thinkers particularly not ideal.
July 23, 2021
This was just so lovely. Definitely recommend for anyone- kids, teens, adults- with any small interest in philosophy.
March 25, 2023
will be purchasing for my future children.
March 3, 2025
Definitely will read it to my kids in the future
November 4, 2020
This book is a persistent attack on the possibility of social norms. To call something abnormal, the authors claim, is to harm others 鈥淛ust because they are Different鈥�, and everyone is different, so we are all the same in being different, therefore nothing is abnormal (and youre a bigot if you think that someone鈥檚 preferences or actions could be abnormal). The authors also conflate Normal with Common or Usual, and thus construct a strawman argument to reach their skewed ideological conclusion.
I contend that we need social norms in order to be able to resolve disagreements without violence. Some norms are functional, grounded in biology or in the purpose of the relevant social context, others are more traditional, but we need them nevertheless for harmonious co-existence. We can dislike or idolise things for being different 鈥榠n a particular way鈥�, but never just because they are different. To be different simply means, trivially, to be something. Equating difference with social good or normality is both logically false (category mistake) and socially harmful; equating assertions of abnormality with harm or bigotry is equally destructive, as it undermines the basis of human judgement between right and wrong. This kind of indoctrination could have a catastrophic effect on child psychology, presenting them with an abyss of complexity instead of helping them to find a way (the opposite of what the book purports to aim for).
The book also stigmatises the unity of the body and the self, asserting that the body is something you are 鈥渄umped into鈥�. This is conditioning kids to disassociate from the body.
The authors tell us not to aim high so that we can be happy with the little that we achieve, but genuine satisfaction comes from overcoming our limitations, from aiming high, otherwise achievement has no value. The equality of underachievers is the opposite of personal fulfilment.
Philosophers are cited out of context and without considering any objections. This is the opposite of Philosophy; dogmatism.
A representative example of how philosophy is abused by the authors to drive their ideological agenda is the use of Camus 鈥楾he Stranger鈥� to show that normality is a way of unjustly judging people. In the story, the protagonist is a postcard existentialist, disillusioned, numb, emotionally dead outsider. He is falsely accused of murder. Camus then constructs his 鈥榥ormal鈥� characters as messed up, insecure, neurotic and superstitious. The Outsder is found guilty, primarily because one witness reports that he did not show any emotion at his mother鈥檚 recent funeral. So what does the story really teach us? I suggest that it shows that by rejecting social norms, by becoming de-moralised in the literal sense of the term, by disassociating ourselves from the society, we are inviting hell; we not only lose our meaning but undermine the meaning of others. Another existentialist monument relevant here is Sartre鈥檚 鈥楾he Room鈥� (a theatre play). Here the author tires to convince us that Hell is Other People. A group of strangers wake up in a hotel room (after their death). The space is comfortable, and the Devil is an attentive and polite Concierge at their service. They lack nothing except that they are not allowed to leave each other鈥檚 company, and so they relations progressively disintegrate to mutual hatred, forever. What Sartre fails to consider is what it would be like to be locked up in a hotel room all by yourself for all eternity... An individual cannot exists apart from society, we are social beings and need reflexive relations with others to be ourselves.
I contend that we need social norms in order to be able to resolve disagreements without violence. Some norms are functional, grounded in biology or in the purpose of the relevant social context, others are more traditional, but we need them nevertheless for harmonious co-existence. We can dislike or idolise things for being different 鈥榠n a particular way鈥�, but never just because they are different. To be different simply means, trivially, to be something. Equating difference with social good or normality is both logically false (category mistake) and socially harmful; equating assertions of abnormality with harm or bigotry is equally destructive, as it undermines the basis of human judgement between right and wrong. This kind of indoctrination could have a catastrophic effect on child psychology, presenting them with an abyss of complexity instead of helping them to find a way (the opposite of what the book purports to aim for).
The book also stigmatises the unity of the body and the self, asserting that the body is something you are 鈥渄umped into鈥�. This is conditioning kids to disassociate from the body.
The authors tell us not to aim high so that we can be happy with the little that we achieve, but genuine satisfaction comes from overcoming our limitations, from aiming high, otherwise achievement has no value. The equality of underachievers is the opposite of personal fulfilment.
Philosophers are cited out of context and without considering any objections. This is the opposite of Philosophy; dogmatism.
A representative example of how philosophy is abused by the authors to drive their ideological agenda is the use of Camus 鈥楾he Stranger鈥� to show that normality is a way of unjustly judging people. In the story, the protagonist is a postcard existentialist, disillusioned, numb, emotionally dead outsider. He is falsely accused of murder. Camus then constructs his 鈥榥ormal鈥� characters as messed up, insecure, neurotic and superstitious. The Outsder is found guilty, primarily because one witness reports that he did not show any emotion at his mother鈥檚 recent funeral. So what does the story really teach us? I suggest that it shows that by rejecting social norms, by becoming de-moralised in the literal sense of the term, by disassociating ourselves from the society, we are inviting hell; we not only lose our meaning but undermine the meaning of others. Another existentialist monument relevant here is Sartre鈥檚 鈥楾he Room鈥� (a theatre play). Here the author tires to convince us that Hell is Other People. A group of strangers wake up in a hotel room (after their death). The space is comfortable, and the Devil is an attentive and polite Concierge at their service. They lack nothing except that they are not allowed to leave each other鈥檚 company, and so they relations progressively disintegrate to mutual hatred, forever. What Sartre fails to consider is what it would be like to be locked up in a hotel room all by yourself for all eternity... An individual cannot exists apart from society, we are social beings and need reflexive relations with others to be ourselves.
June 24, 2022
An amazing lively introduction to diverse philosophical, psychological, and societal topics like boredom, conflicts, procrastination, loneliness, meaning of life, fairness, advertising, desires, etc, accessible for a six year old, and still insightful after forty. Covers a lot of the "common sense" never actively taught anywhere, which you are expected to grasp from your life experience, but then you wish you learned earlier.
December 4, 2024
Interesting and attractive from the first to the last page. The book cover and illustration are also really nice.
This book is a great choice for children and adults who want to take the first step to philosophy.
If you are someone who is always curious about life, about how things happen or you just simply want to explain what鈥檚 going on inside you and how to deal with those feelings wisely, this book might have something for you.
What I like about this book is the positive energy it bring about. It鈥檚 not just about the knowledge, it鈥檚 about how you use the knowledge to understand yourself, understand people and make a better connection with the world you鈥檙e living in.
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Finally for the first review, thanks to my best friend Ken Ken Troc, who still agree to lend me books after months (or years) not giving them back. =)))
She鈥檚 one of my biggest reading inspiration.
HCM, 22.4.2023 (10 days after finishing the book).
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This book is a great choice for children and adults who want to take the first step to philosophy.
If you are someone who is always curious about life, about how things happen or you just simply want to explain what鈥檚 going on inside you and how to deal with those feelings wisely, this book might have something for you.
What I like about this book is the positive energy it bring about. It鈥檚 not just about the knowledge, it鈥檚 about how you use the knowledge to understand yourself, understand people and make a better connection with the world you鈥檙e living in.
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Finally for the first review, thanks to my best friend Ken Ken Troc, who still agree to lend me books after months (or years) not giving them back. =)))
She鈥檚 one of my biggest reading inspiration.
HCM, 22.4.2023 (10 days after finishing the book).
Ha.
January 31, 2022
My dad got me this a few years ago and I decided to read it finally, It wasn't that good. For me at least I have already thought about most of the stuff this book talked about but also the book was not fun to read. It was clearly aimed at younger kids but the writing style seemed aimed for older then what should read this. Some of the things in here where not good advice unless you dived more into it. I felt like a child being scolded/given a pep talk while reading this and I didn't like that so that's why I'm giving it 2 stares. Overall I didn't really like this book (mostly bc it wasn't aimed for me and it was pretty patronizing) and I'm not sure why my dad got me this. Probably because he got me this when I wasn't younger.
April 28, 2019
Big Ideas for Curious Minds is a delightful book to introduce (young) readers to philosophy.
I would have loved to read this as a child, and I could really see how this book teaches to be patient with situations or people you might not understand straight away. Furthermore, it introduces well-known thinkers in a very accessible way, which was not boring at all!
My rating for this book is 3.5 out of 5 stars. I received a digital review copy of this book from The School of Life in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are entirely my own
I would have loved to read this as a child, and I could really see how this book teaches to be patient with situations or people you might not understand straight away. Furthermore, it introduces well-known thinkers in a very accessible way, which was not boring at all!
My rating for this book is 3.5 out of 5 stars. I received a digital review copy of this book from The School of Life in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are entirely my own
January 2, 2024
The word 鈥榩hilosophy鈥� itself gives us a bit of a clue as to why the subject matters. It鈥檚 originally a word from Ancient Greek: the first part, philo, means 鈥榣ove鈥� (philately means the love of stamps). The second part, which comes from the word sophia, means 鈥榳isdom鈥�. So, when you put the two parts together鈥攑hilo-sophy鈥攊t literally means 鈥榯he love of wisdom鈥�.Philosophy helps us to live wise lives. But what does 鈥榳isdom鈥� mean? It鈥檚 not very obvious, at first. Is being wise just about being clever? No, it鈥檚 much more than that. It鈥檚 about being sensible, kind, calm and accepting of how life can sometimes be (which isn鈥檛 always perfect, and sometimes really quite hard).
There are lots of situations where you can see the difference between unwise and wise ways of dealing with stuff that happens. There are lots of problems, both big and small, in everyone鈥檚 life鈥攊ncluding yours, too, of course. We can never get rid of them entirely (though we try hard), but we can all get better at how we deal with our problems. We can try not to get angry so often, try to shout less, and try not to panic or hurt the people we love. Philosophy tries to help us act more wisely when facing the problems in our lives that we can鈥檛 do much about.
Know Yourself- You can get better at knowing yourself. The best way to do this is by asking yourself questions about what you feel. You can ask: what happened earlier that bothered me? Where has my upset come from鈥攎aybe not in the last three seconds, but earlier today, or even yesterday?
Philosophy is one of the ways that we deal with the difficulties of life.
One of the main ways that it helps us is by giving us information about things before we desperately need it, so that we can be prepared. Rather than only concentrating on what is happening right now, we have to be brave and look quite carefully at the things that will happen in life later on 鈥攁nd to see what might go wrong. We don鈥檛 have to deal with those things straight away, but one day we will. So there鈥檚 no point in pretending they will not happen.We鈥檙e not doing this to make ourselves miserable now, though. It鈥檚 not trying to ruin the happiness we have at the moment by realising that we might have a bad time later. Actually, it is the opposite. If you have an idea of the challenges you鈥檒l face early on, you can start to develop the skills you will need to cope with them. It鈥檚 a bit like climbing a very high mountain. If you think it鈥檚 going to be easy and fun, you will be shocked to find out that actually, it鈥檚 pretty difficult. 鈥淏ut if you train beforehand by walking up lots of smaller mountains, and you talk to people who鈥檝e done it already (and who have made plenty of mistakes along the way), you can learn from what鈥檚 happened to them and prepare yourself. You need a kind of mountain-climbing friend who can give you information in advance and teach you the skills you need.
Philosophy is rather like this鈥攂ut obviously it鈥檚 not got anything to do with climbing mountains. Philosophy is about how we face the normal difficulties of adult life. It鈥檚 not frightened about how tricky life can be 鈥攊t鈥檚 got loads of experience, and has done it all before.
In this way, philosophy is a kind of 鈥榣ife-friend鈥�. It is not a person鈥攊t鈥檚 a whole group of people and their ideas. They鈥檝e faced a lot of troubles and tried to learn how to deal with them. This book tries to give you some ideas about how you can understand life, and how to make it a bit easier than it sometimes turns out to be. That鈥檚 what philosophy tries to do, too.
You might feel like you鈥檙e the only one who feels lonely sometimes, but remember that this isn鈥檛 actually true. Almost everyone feels a bit lonely, even adults: they just do not mention it, sometimes because they are embarrassed to admit it. There鈥檚 nothing to be ashamed about though. Everyone is looking for people to understand them, so that they don鈥檛 feel lonely. We need to remind ourselves that there are people out there that we can feel close to. We might not have found the kind of people we need right now, but they will be out there, and we will find them鈥攅specially if we can dare to admit (to ourselves at first) that we are lonely.
Asking 鈥榃hat is the meaning of life?鈥� sounds serious. People sometimes think it鈥檚 a slightly mad question, or imagine that the answer must be very complicated. Actually it鈥檚 a very important question and the answer isn鈥檛 too hard to understand.The meaning of life is about what makes your life feel interesting and good. It鈥檚 as simple as that. And to achieve this, what mainly counts is fixing things. When you fix something, you solve a problem that matters to you. You use your intelligence and skill to put something right, to stop it bothering or annoying you. It鈥檚 nice doing this even in quite small ways. For example, maybe your room is messy and you fix it by tidying it up鈥攊t feels lovely when it鈥檚 done. Or maybe you鈥檝e had an argument with your mum and you fix it by giving her a hug. What makes life bad is problems, so it makes a lot of sense that fixing problems is the thing we have to do to make life good and give it meaning.
Education becomes very exciting when you feel like you need to learn something because it鈥檒l help you fix an important problem.
So, the meaning of life is not something big or scary. It鈥檚 just the feeling that you are making progress in solving the problems that most interest you鈥攅ven if you haven鈥檛 got it all sorted out just yet.
There are lots of situations where you can see the difference between unwise and wise ways of dealing with stuff that happens. There are lots of problems, both big and small, in everyone鈥檚 life鈥攊ncluding yours, too, of course. We can never get rid of them entirely (though we try hard), but we can all get better at how we deal with our problems. We can try not to get angry so often, try to shout less, and try not to panic or hurt the people we love. Philosophy tries to help us act more wisely when facing the problems in our lives that we can鈥檛 do much about.
Know Yourself- You can get better at knowing yourself. The best way to do this is by asking yourself questions about what you feel. You can ask: what happened earlier that bothered me? Where has my upset come from鈥攎aybe not in the last three seconds, but earlier today, or even yesterday?
Philosophy is one of the ways that we deal with the difficulties of life.
One of the main ways that it helps us is by giving us information about things before we desperately need it, so that we can be prepared. Rather than only concentrating on what is happening right now, we have to be brave and look quite carefully at the things that will happen in life later on 鈥攁nd to see what might go wrong. We don鈥檛 have to deal with those things straight away, but one day we will. So there鈥檚 no point in pretending they will not happen.We鈥檙e not doing this to make ourselves miserable now, though. It鈥檚 not trying to ruin the happiness we have at the moment by realising that we might have a bad time later. Actually, it is the opposite. If you have an idea of the challenges you鈥檒l face early on, you can start to develop the skills you will need to cope with them. It鈥檚 a bit like climbing a very high mountain. If you think it鈥檚 going to be easy and fun, you will be shocked to find out that actually, it鈥檚 pretty difficult. 鈥淏ut if you train beforehand by walking up lots of smaller mountains, and you talk to people who鈥檝e done it already (and who have made plenty of mistakes along the way), you can learn from what鈥檚 happened to them and prepare yourself. You need a kind of mountain-climbing friend who can give you information in advance and teach you the skills you need.
Philosophy is rather like this鈥攂ut obviously it鈥檚 not got anything to do with climbing mountains. Philosophy is about how we face the normal difficulties of adult life. It鈥檚 not frightened about how tricky life can be 鈥攊t鈥檚 got loads of experience, and has done it all before.
In this way, philosophy is a kind of 鈥榣ife-friend鈥�. It is not a person鈥攊t鈥檚 a whole group of people and their ideas. They鈥檝e faced a lot of troubles and tried to learn how to deal with them. This book tries to give you some ideas about how you can understand life, and how to make it a bit easier than it sometimes turns out to be. That鈥檚 what philosophy tries to do, too.
You might feel like you鈥檙e the only one who feels lonely sometimes, but remember that this isn鈥檛 actually true. Almost everyone feels a bit lonely, even adults: they just do not mention it, sometimes because they are embarrassed to admit it. There鈥檚 nothing to be ashamed about though. Everyone is looking for people to understand them, so that they don鈥檛 feel lonely. We need to remind ourselves that there are people out there that we can feel close to. We might not have found the kind of people we need right now, but they will be out there, and we will find them鈥攅specially if we can dare to admit (to ourselves at first) that we are lonely.
Asking 鈥榃hat is the meaning of life?鈥� sounds serious. People sometimes think it鈥檚 a slightly mad question, or imagine that the answer must be very complicated. Actually it鈥檚 a very important question and the answer isn鈥檛 too hard to understand.The meaning of life is about what makes your life feel interesting and good. It鈥檚 as simple as that. And to achieve this, what mainly counts is fixing things. When you fix something, you solve a problem that matters to you. You use your intelligence and skill to put something right, to stop it bothering or annoying you. It鈥檚 nice doing this even in quite small ways. For example, maybe your room is messy and you fix it by tidying it up鈥攊t feels lovely when it鈥檚 done. Or maybe you鈥檝e had an argument with your mum and you fix it by giving her a hug. What makes life bad is problems, so it makes a lot of sense that fixing problems is the thing we have to do to make life good and give it meaning.
Education becomes very exciting when you feel like you need to learn something because it鈥檒l help you fix an important problem.
So, the meaning of life is not something big or scary. It鈥檚 just the feeling that you are making progress in solving the problems that most interest you鈥攅ven if you haven鈥檛 got it all sorted out just yet.
October 20, 2018
Clear and thoughtful children's philosophy book with wonderful illustrations.
February 11, 2023
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