Children's Book of Philosophy: An Introduction to the World's Great Thinkers and Their Big Ideas (DK Children's Book of)

A kid-friendly introduction to some of life's biggest questions, from the nature of reality to the origins of life, includes engaging graphics, descriptions of conceptual thinking and profiles of leading philosophers. 6 Contents 8 10 Is the world real? 12 12 What is the world made of? 14 14 Why is there something rather than nothing? 16 16 What is nothing? 18 18 Socrates 20 20 Is there a god? 22 22 Plato 24 24 How can we know what exists? 26 26 Aristotle 28 28 Is color in the mind or in the object? 30 30 What is real? 32 32 What makes something true? 34 34 Can you trust your senses? 36 36 What am I? 38 38 How do I know if I am real? 40 40 René Descartes 42 42 Who am “I”? 44 44 The Flying Man 46 46 Is my mind different from my body? 48 48 Shoemaker’s brain experiment 50 50 How do we learn? 52 52 John Locke 54 54 How do I know what you’re thinking? 56 56 Siddhartha Gautama 58 58 What is the “self”? 60 60 The ship of Theseus 62 62 Is there life after death? 64 64 Thinking and feeling 66 66 Can we think without language? 68 68 Reasoning and arguments 70 70 Do we think like computers? 72 72 The Chinese room 74 74 Are words like signs? 76 76 Ludwig Wittgenstein 78 78 How do I know if I’m awake or dreaming? 80 80 What is happiness? 82 82 Why do people suffer? 84 84 What is infinity? 86 86 How do I decide what’s right? 88 88 Who says what’s right or wrong? 90 90 Why am I here? 92 92 Should we judge actions by their outcomes? 94 94 The streetcar problem 96 96 Immanuel Kant 98 98 Should you ever tell a lie? 100 100 Could I have chosen something different? 102 102 Difficult choices 104 104 Shouldn’t men and women be equal? 106 106 Simone de Beauvoir 108 108 Why should we care about the environment? 110 110 Are humans worth more than animals? 112 112 Should we save the drowning child? 114 114 Will there ever be world peace? 116 116 Why do we need rules? 118 118 Are people naturally good or bad? 120 120 Confucius 122 122 What’s the best kind of society? 124 124 The veil of ignorance 126 126 Who makes the rules? 128 128 How do we make laws fair? 130 130 Communities matter, not individuals 132 132 Whose life is it anyway? 134 134 Is it right to censor things? 136 136 Ask yourself... 138 138 Glossary 140 139 Index 141 Uploaded by [StormRG] 141 141 Acknowledgments 143 Children are great at asking the big questions: Where did I come from? Why does the world exist? What is real? Encourage your child's curiosity with DK's Children's Book of Philosophy , a kid-friendly handbook to some of life's biggest questions - because it's never too early to start thinking about thinking. The Children's Book of Philosophy lays out philosophical questions with engaging graphics that are fun and easy for kids to process. We've included biographical information, timelines, and conceptual thinking, all with inviting images. Children learn that their questions are important and have been pondered by famous philosophers for years. The content is geared toward the specific questions of 21st-century kids, so the information is relevant and interesting. Looking for a child's first philosophy book to encourage your young thinker? With the Children's Book of Philosophy , you've found it! Delve into the minds of the world's most famous philosophers and discover the answers to the world's big questions - the perfect introduction to philosophy for younger readers. From Socrates and Aristotle to Kant and Confucius, meet the thinkers and theories which shaped our world. Find answers to life's big questions such as 'Who am I?' or 'Should I ever tell a lie?' and what philosophy is. How do you know whether you're awake or dreaming? Is the world real? Why do we need rules? Complex topics are explored in The Children's Book of Philosophy, inspiring you to think about the philosophical theories and concepts for yourself with both conflicting and complimentary viewpoints to encourage you to be part of the next generation of thinkers. Meet the key philosophers throughout history and across the world that changed the way we live today This fun and informative introduction to the history of philosophy and its key figures and movements, from stoicism to existentialism, is for any child asking "what is philosophy?" Questions like "who am I?", "why does the world exist?" and philosophical theories from Plato to Sartre are made easy to understand using clear examples, timelines, and at-a-glance facts. If your child is curious about the world and the thinkers who shaped it, the Children's Book of Philosophy is for them. Explores philosophy and notable philosophers, discussing "thought experiments," and how to explain a complex idea through a story.