Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy

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However, this book feels a lot like a collection of blog posts by Scott Berkun and hence, the writing are at times windy.

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From ethics and logic to the meaning of life, this book encourages young minds to think critically and ponder life's big questions. On pool) He'd watch me miss easy shots because I tried to force them in with authority. I chose speed and power over control, and I usually lost. The book also stigmatises the unity of the body and the self, asserting that the body is something you are “dumped into”. This is conditioning kids to disassociate from the body. Within Big Ideas for Curious Minds, philosophy isn’t useless, boring, or just for grownups; it’s vibrant and full of wisdom for preteens and young teens, too. Not only captivating, but also insightful… digs deep into many themes; family dynamics, forgiveness, grace, legacy, hope…” – Jen Moff

The Dance of the Possible

when you can laugh at your mistake, you know you’ve accepted it and no longer judge yourself on the basis of one single event. Reaching this kind of perspective is very important in avoiding future mistakes. Humor loosens up your psychology and prevents you from obsessing about the past.”

Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy

The focus of these chapters are incredibly meaningful, some of my favourites include 'People are unhappy, not mean', 'Learn to say what s on your mind', 'Good things are (unexpectedly) hard' and 'Politeness matters'. The book has been written by the fantastic School of Life and it is suggested for curious minds aged 9+. I think most adults would also find these ideas incredibly helpful to reflect on; who doesn't need reminding that when someone is angry, maybe it's not you who is responsible?" Louise Treherne, Role Models This is a beautifully produced book published by the School of Life (founded by well known philosopher Alain de Botton). It is a very accessible starting point for exploring philosophy and how philosophical ideas can be applied to everyday life, in fact it is very explicit about this." Ewingel At some point, all creative tasks become work. The interesting and fun challenges fade, and the ordinary, boring, inglorious work necessary to bring an idea to the world becomes the reality.” Working throughBig Ideas for Curious Minds teaches children the difference between wise and unwise reactions to things – being calm and rational compared to screaming and shouting. It shows children the alternative reactions we can have to anything that happens in life and it shows children the need to really be in control of their reactions, to think about things and to take their time.The book is a series of distinct short essays, a format which was new to me, and the reason why it flowed so well. The more open-minded, creative and courageous a group is, the wider the pool of ideas they'll be capable of exploring. Some call this wisdom, in that the wise know what to be thinking about, whereas the merely intelligent only know how to think. Through the story of Mr. Plumbean and his colorful house, young readers learn the importance of following one's own path in a world that often expects conformity. They encourage young readers to explore big questions about the universe, ethics, and the meaning of life in a way that’s engaging and accessible.

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This book was aimed at children... Something I didn't realise, because I decided not to fully read the blurb, of course. The ideas in it were interesting, and I liked how they were tied into ideas well-known philosophers have had. I'm rating it a 4 stars as a kind of objective rating; for me, it wsa boring and quite shallow, with ideas I've mostly heard about many times before, but for a kid, I think this is a great way to introduce philosophy and maybe get them interested in more complex stuff.

The Ghost of My Father

Please report metadata errors at the source library. If there are multiple source libraries, know that we pull metadata from top to bottom, so the first one might be sufficient. Mindfire makes a big title promise - big ideas for curious minds. In my opinion, Scott Berkun falls far short of that promise. A better title would have been: Very Well-Written Essays by Someone Who is Smart and Pretentious. Big Ideas for Curious Mindsis designed to harness children’s spontaneous philosophical instinct and to develop it through introductions to some of the most vibrant and essential philosophical ideas from 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. Why nicotine is legal and marjuna is not? Why do we believe what we believe? How do we know what we know?

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Makes history fascinating and relevant to children and renders complicated material accessible to a younger audience without condescension. An engaging story that helps children grasp fundamental philosophical concepts through Plato Pig's adventure in a world of ideas. This is a collection of Scott Berkun's essays and it's... okay to decent. And ended on an up for me, so that's a positive. Loved it! This is a very informative and entertaining look at the art of public speaking.” — Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen They serve as valuable tools for understanding profound concepts in a straightforward and engaging manner.As you can see, I clearly loved this book. It's a collection of well-written essays that are meant to get you thinking about your life and the world. 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! A "file MD5" is a hash that gets computed from the file contents, and is reasonably unique based on that content. All shadow libraries that we have indexed on here primarily use MD5s to identify files.