The Philosophical Child
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- 2012
Summary
What does it mean to be good? Why do people die? What is friendship? Children enter the world full of questions and wrestle with deep, thoughtful issues, even if they do not always wonder them aloud. Many parents have the desire to discuss philosophical ideas with their children, but are unsure how to do so. The Philosophical Child offers parents guidance on how to gently approach philosophical questions with children of all ages. Jana Mohr Lone argues that for children to mature emotionally, they must develop their desire and ability to think abstractly about themselves and their experiences. This book suggests easy ways that parents can engage with their children's philosophical questions and help them develop their "philosophical selves."
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2012
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4422-1732-4
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4422-1734-8
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 147
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- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Chapter One: The Philosophical Self No access Pages 1 - 20
- Chapter Two: Philosophical Sensitivity No access Pages 21 - 40
- Chapter Three: Death, Reality, and Identity: Thinking about Metaphysics No access Pages 41 - 58
- Chapter Four: Knowledge and Belief: Thinking about Epistemology No access Pages 59 - 78
- Chapter Five: Morality and How to Live: Thinking about Ethics No access Pages 79 - 100
- Chapter Six: Art and Beauty: Thinking about Aesthetics No access Pages 101 - 120
- Chapter Seven: What Do We Want for Our Children? No access Pages 121 - 134
- Bibliography No access Pages 135 - 140
- Index No access Pages 141 - 146
- About the Author No access Pages 147 - 147





