Big Thinkers and Big Ideas: An Introduction to Eastern and Western Philosophy for Kids
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- Author：Sharon Kaye
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Summary
Explore deep questions and practice big thinking--with philosophy for kids
Have your kids ever asked you about things like whether or not what we see is real？ Or why some actions are considered good， and some are bad？ If they have， then they might be on their way to becoming a philosopher。 Big Thinkers and Big Ideas is a book about philosophy for kids ages 8 to 12 that will teach them about the concepts and people that are important in philosophy， so they can start exercising their mind and looking at the world with new eyes。
With this philosophy for kids book， they'll learn about different kinds of philosophy from all over the world and philosophers like Socrates， Pythagoras， Ayn Rand， and Neil deGrasse Tyson。 Help them practice thinking deeply and come up with their own solutions to complex problems。
Dive into philosophy for kids with:
The big four--Read about the four main branches of philosophy: metaphysics （reality）， epistemology （knowledge）， logic （critical thinking）， and ethics （values）。
What do you think？--The questions inside will encourage kids to build better arguments and talk to their friends and family about meaningful topics。
Just the first step--If philosophy for kids is interesting for your child， this book is a great primer for more advanced philosophy books。
Inspire kids to think differently with the perfect introduction to philosophy。
Have your kids ever asked you about things like whether or not what we see is real？ Or why some actions are considered good， and some are bad？ If they have， then they might be on their way to becoming a philosopher。 Big Thinkers and Big Ideas is a book about philosophy for kids ages 8 to 12 that will teach them about the concepts and people that are important in philosophy， so they can start exercising their mind and looking at the world with new eyes。
With this philosophy for kids book， they'll learn about different kinds of philosophy from all over the world and philosophers like Socrates， Pythagoras， Ayn Rand， and Neil deGrasse Tyson。 Help them practice thinking deeply and come up with their own solutions to complex problems。
Dive into philosophy for kids with:
The big four--Read about the four main branches of philosophy: metaphysics （reality）， epistemology （knowledge）， logic （critical thinking）， and ethics （values）。
What do you think？--The questions inside will encourage kids to build better arguments and talk to their friends and family about meaningful topics。
Just the first step--If philosophy for kids is interesting for your child， this book is a great primer for more advanced philosophy books。
Inspire kids to think differently with the perfect introduction to philosophy。
Reviews
Jenny
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I recently began a subscription to the magazine Philosophy Now。 While I was reading that， upstairs in bed， I found myself a little lost and bogged down by some of the terminology， even though the magazine is for the reading public and not specialists。 On a whim， I purchased Big Thinkers and Big Ideas from Amazon because I wanted a simplified explanation of the general concepts of philosophy。I think this is a great， appealing book。 I came across people and terms I hadn't heard of in a fun， concep I recently began a subscription to the magazine Philosophy Now。 While I was reading that， upstairs in bed， I found myself a little lost and bogged down by some of the terminology， even though the magazine is for the reading public and not specialists。 On a whim， I purchased Big Thinkers and Big Ideas from Amazon because I wanted a simplified explanation of the general concepts of philosophy。I think this is a great， appealing book。 I came across people and terms I hadn't heard of in a fun， conceptual way， and enjoyed the smart but fun application of concepts to real life and the thought-provoking questions at the end of each section。 I think it would be great as a book for students。I think this book would not be appropriate for young kids unless they're advanced readers and critical thinkers， but it may be a good tool for building critical thinking skills in middle and high school students。 I would consider using it in my tutoring of middle schoolers for their critical writing classes。 It might help them understand how to better create arguments in their essays。Overall， though， I think it's a good survey for adults。 It's not boring， as in an encyclopedic or textbook type tome， but more like a fun guide to some basic questions about life。 I will definitely hang on to this one because I can see spending hours musing on some of the great thoughts provided herein。 。。。more
Laurel
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Read this with my son。 We really enjoyed all the conversations it sparked and learning about all the different philosophers。
April Gray
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What an interesting book， and very accessible！ The basics of philosophy are explained in a very engaging way， making the concepts much easier to digest。 The bite-sized pieces of information， the "think on it" exercises to help the reader get into what they've just learned， the discussion of different views on ideas， etc。， all come together well to make the intimidating subject of philosophy understandable for kids （and adults！）。 Definitely recommended！#BigThinkersandBigIdeas #NetGalley What an interesting book， and very accessible！ The basics of philosophy are explained in a very engaging way， making the concepts much easier to digest。 The bite-sized pieces of information， the "think on it" exercises to help the reader get into what they've just learned， the discussion of different views on ideas， etc。， all come together well to make the intimidating subject of philosophy understandable for kids （and adults！）。 Definitely recommended！#BigThinkersandBigIdeas #NetGalley 。。。more
Miranda Reads
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4。5 stars Philosophy is both fun and good for your brain。 By thinking about deep questions， anyone， including you， can be a philosopher。 Philosophy often gets a bad rap among kids as something that's long， boring and useless。But it's not。 True， discussion takes longer than just memorizing whatever your teacher says， but the time is well spent。 This lovely little book is an introduction for both Eastern and Western philosophy geared towards children。 Kids make excellent philsophers。 Why？ K 4。5 stars Philosophy is both fun and good for your brain。 By thinking about deep questions， anyone， including you， can be a philosopher。 Philosophy often gets a bad rap among kids as something that's long， boring and useless。But it's not。 True， discussion takes longer than just memorizing whatever your teacher says， but the time is well spent。 This lovely little book is an introduction for both Eastern and Western philosophy geared towards children。 Kids make excellent philsophers。 Why？ Kids are naturally curious about everything。 This book tackles five big questions and explains the overall concept as well as different viewpoints of both ancient and modern philsophers。We begin with Questions About Reality （aka what is real） followed by Knowledge （aka how do you know if something is true）。From there we hit Ethics and Logic （how can you be a good person and if x is true， then what else is true）。Even though I'm older than the target audience， I really enjoyed this book！I loved reading about all of the philosophers - and I loved all of the diversity shown in the book。 Philosophers from all ethnicities， races， eras and genders were depicted in this book。The illustrations were FABULOUS and really held my interest。All in all， I'm super pleased with this book and definitely recommend it for the kid （or adult） who wants a light introduction to philosophy！A huge thank you to Rockridge Press， Callisto Publisher's Club and Sharon Kaye for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat @miranda_reads 。。。more
joyce w。 laudon
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This primer on philosophy is geared to readers ages 8-to-12。 These are years when kids soak up the world and ask lots of questions。 It is quite possible that philosophy will be appealing to them at this stage， once they learn what it is about。 This book provides an excellent introduction。 The text includes chapters that investigate questions including， how can I be a good person， and what is real， along with defining what philosophy is。 Children will be exposed to the four branches of philos This primer on philosophy is geared to readers ages 8-to-12。 These are years when kids soak up the world and ask lots of questions。 It is quite possible that philosophy will be appealing to them at this stage， once they learn what it is about。 This book provides an excellent introduction。 The text includes chapters that investigate questions including， how can I be a good person， and what is real， along with defining what philosophy is。 Children will be exposed to the four branches of philosophy which include （in lay terms） reality， knowledge， ethics and critical thinking。 The end of the book has a glossary and a list of resources。 The author writes in a style that will engage her audience。 I like the ways in which she shows respect for her readers。 and the ways in which she breaks material down。Let a little thinker you know think about the big questions。 Give them a chance to read this book。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Dawn
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I chose to read this book after receiving a free copy from the publisher。 All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。Big Thinkers and Big Ideas is an excellent book for children， especially those who have a lot of questions。 It will help them to think about things and look at things in a different way。I like the introduction which asks if we all see colors the same way。 How do you know that your red is the same as my red？ Maybe your red is my blue。 Honestly， this is a questio I chose to read this book after receiving a free copy from the publisher。 All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。Big Thinkers and Big Ideas is an excellent book for children， especially those who have a lot of questions。 It will help them to think about things and look at things in a different way。I like the introduction which asks if we all see colors the same way。 How do you know that your red is the same as my red？ Maybe your red is my blue。 Honestly， this is a question I’ve often contemplated because it can’t be answered。According to Big Thinkers and Big Ideas， there are 4 branches of philosophy: reality， knowledge， ethics， and logic。 Those are also the 4 main chapters of this book， and each chapter looks at questions from each branch。 Each question comes with an explanation but not an answer。 It also explains the ideas on that subject by a philosopher and challenges the reader with a scenario to think about （called Think About It！）。 It will get adults to thinking too！ 。。。more
J。D。 DeHart
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I was quite impressed with the clarity of writing and complex topics in this book。 I loved the exploration of both terms and influential figures。 I found the book useful as a reader， and also recommend it for a wide range of readers。
Ell
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