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The School of Life

Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy

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Children are, in many ways, born philosophers. This is a book designed to harness their spontaneous philosophical interest and develop it.Without prompting children often ask some of the largest questions about time, mortality, happiness and the meaning of life. Yet all too often their inborn curiosity is not developed and, with age, the questions fall away. This book addresses some of their more complex questions by introducing accessible philosophical concepts from 25 famous thinkers, contextualized in relatable everyday scenarios. Presented in an interactive question and answer format this 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.

With discussions about some of the most vibrant and essential philosophical ideas of history, this accessible book functions as an ideal introduction to the subject as well as a charming way to open up conversations between children and adults about the biggest questions we all face.
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177 printed pages
Original publication
2020
Publication year
2020
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  • Sergio Castrohas quoted2 years ago
    There’s an old story called Androcles and the Lion, which is set in Ancient Egypt. In the story, a lion comes prowling round a village at night, roaring terribly so that everyone is very frightened. They think the lion is angry with them. Then one day, a man called Androcles is walking out in the countryside and it starts to rain. He takes shelter in a cave—where the lion lives. Androcles thinks the lion is going to eat him, but then he sees that it has a thorn in its paw. The lion didn’t really hate the people in the village. It was roaring so much because the thorn hurt, but they didn’t realise.

    The story is saying something interesting. Angry people (like the angry lion) are usually bothered about something that you can’t see. There is often a thorn in there somewhere.
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    • Sergio Castrohas quoted2 years ago
      De Beauvoir thought that what we really want is to enjoy our lives, but we make the mistake of thinking that the objects we buy are key to our enjoyment. However, most of the time what matters much more is whether we feel like we have enough time and the freedom to do things we like.
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      • Sergio Castrohas quoted2 years ago
        She realised that we’re so aware of other people’s opinions that we forget to properly ask ourselves what we really like. She thought that finding out what you really want was the most important job in your life.
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