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E-raamat: Philosophy for Kids: 40 Fun Questions That Help You Wonder About Everything! 2nd edition [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

  • Formaat: 192 pages, 42 Halftones, black and white; 42 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Dec-2025
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003628750
  • Taylor & Francis e-raamat
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  • Formaat: 192 pages, 42 Halftones, black and white; 42 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Dec-2025
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003628750

Inspire animated discussions of questions that concern kids—and all of us—with the 25th anniversary edition of this innovative, interactive book. Open your students' minds to the wonders of philosophy.

Allow them to grapple with the questions philosophers have discussed since the ancient Greeks. Questions include: “Who are your friends ,” “Can computers think ,” “Can something logical not make sense ,” and “Can you think about nothing?” Young minds will find these questions to be both entertaining and informative. If you have ever wondered about questions like these, you are well on your way to becoming a philosopher!

Philosophy for Kids offers young people the opportunity to become acquainted with the wonders of philosophy. Packed with exciting activities arranged around the topics of values, knowledge, reality, and critical thinking, this book can be used individually or by the whole class. Each activity allows kids to increase their understanding of philosophical concepts and issues and enjoy themselves at the same time.

In addition to learning about a challenging subject, students philosophizing in a classroom setting, as well as the casual reader of Philosophy for Kids, will sharpen their ability to think critically about these and similar questions. Experiencing the enjoyment of philosophical thought enhances a young person's appreciation for the importance of reasoning throughout the traditional curriculum of subjects.

The book includes activities, teaching tips, a glossary of terms, and suggestions for further reading.

Grades 4-12



Inspire animated discussions of questions that concern kids—and all of us—with the 25th anniversary edition of this innovative, interactive book. Open your students' minds to the wonders of philosophy.

Part IValues Question #1. Are you a fair and just person? Question #2.
How do you know who your friends are? Question #3. Should you be rewarded for
your efforts in school? Question #4. Should you let little things bother you?
Question #5. Is it your duty to give to charity? Question #6. Will having fun
make you happier than studying? Question #7. Should you ever tell a lie?
Question #8. Are there times when you should be violent? Question #9. Do you
sometimes feel weird when you are with others? Question #10. Do we control
technology or does technology control us? Part IIKnowledge Question #11. How
do you know for certain that things move? Question #12. What makes something
you say true? Question #13. Can you doubt that you exist? Question #14. Does
a tree make a sound if it falls in a forest with no one around? Question #15.
Are you certain that the law of gravity is really a law? Question #16. How
can you tell when you know something? Question #17. Can another person
understand your feelings? Question #18. Can you lie to yourself? Question
#19. Do you perceive things as they are or only as they seem to be? Question
#20. Can computers think? Part IIIReality Question #21. Can you think about
nothing at all? Question #22. Does anything ever happen by chance? Question
#23. What happens to numbers when you are not using them? Question #24. Are
numbers and people equally real? Question #25. Is time what you see when you
look at a clock? Question #26. If the universe came from the Big Bang, where
did the Big Bang come from? Question #27. Are you the same person you were
five years ago? Question #28. Do you have a free will? Question #29. Does
anything depend on everything? Question #30. Are impossible things ever
possible? Part IVCritical Thinking Question #31. Is it important to speak
and write so you can be understood? Question #32. Should you always listen to
the opinions of others? Question #33. Should you criticize people or the
opinions people have? Question #34. Why is because such an important word?
Question #35. Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen?
Question #36. If many people think something is true, is it true? Question
#37. Do two wrongs balance out and make an action right? Question #38. I am
lying. True or false? Question #39. Can something logical ever not make
sense? Question #40. I wonder . . . what it means to define something?
David A. White has a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Toronto and taught philosophy in colleges and universities from 1967 to 2025. He has written nine books and over 50 articles in philosophy, literary criticism, and educational theory. In 1985, he received a Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies to study the function of myth in Platos philosophy. Since 1993, he has taught programs in philosophy for the gifted centers and various magnet schools of the Chicago Public School system, the International Baccalaureate program at Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, and Northwestern Universitys Center for Talent Development, grades 49.