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Philosophy for Kids

Offers young people (from 10 up) the opportunity to become acquainted with the wonders of philosophy. Forty question-arranged under Values, Knowledge, Reality, and Critical Thinking-invite kids to think about questions that philosophers have been discussing since the time of the ancient Greeks. Each question includes a fun activity that allows kids to increase their understanding of philosophical concepts and issues and enjoy themselves at the same time.

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ISBN
9781882664702
Print Status
In Print
Questions
40
Pages
211
Suggested Grades
5th - 9th
Publisher
Prufrock Press
Copyright
August 1, 2000

Questions

  • 1 Are you a fair and just person
  • 2 How do you know who your friends are
  • 3 Should you be rewarded for your efforts in school
  • 4 Should you let little things bother you
  • 5 Is it your duty to give to charity
  • 6 Will having fun make you happier than studing
  • 7 Should you ever tell a lie
  • 8 Are there times when you should be violent
  • 9 Do you sometimes feel weird when you are with others
  • 10 Do we control technology or does technology control us
  • 11 How do you know for certain that things move
  • 12 What makes something you say true
  • 13 Can you doubt that you exist
  • 14 Does a tree make a sound if it falls in a forest with no one around
  • 15 Are you certain that the law of gravity is really a law
  • 16 How can you tell when you know something
  • 17 Can another person understand your feelings
  • 18 Can you lie to yourself
  • 19 Do you perceive things as they are or only as they seem to be
  • 20 Can computers think
  • 21 Can you think about nothing at all
  • 22 Does anything ever happen by chance
  • 23 What happens to numbers when you are not using them
  • 24 Are numbers and people equally real
  • 25 Is time what you see when you look at a clock
  • 26 If the universe came from the Big Bang, where did the Big Bang come from
  • 27 Are you the same person you were five years ago
  • 28 Do you have a free will
  • 29 Does anything depend on everything
  • 30 Are impossible things ever possible
  • 31 Is it important to speak and write so you can be understood
  • 32 Should you always listen to the opinions of others
  • 33 Should you criticize people or the opinions people have
  • 34 Why is "because" such an important word
  • 35 Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen
  • 36 If many people think something is true, is it true
  • 37 Do two wrongs balance out and make an action right
  • 38 "I am lying" True or false
  • 39 Can something logical ever not make sense
  • 40 "I wonder" what is means to define something

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