Philosophy for kids
June 8, 2007IDEA: The great works of philosophy abridged for kids.
EXPLANATION: A Time-Life series of philosophy books by such classical authors as Plato and Aristotle, medievalists like Augustine and Aquinas, Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Descartes, and modern philosophers such as Sartre, Nietzsche, Derrida, and Foucault. Explains concepts like the ship of state, original sin, and the precession of existence before essence to the K-6 set.
ROYALTIES REQUESTED: An illustrated copy of “Beyond Good and Evil.”
June 8, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Bad idea, but I bet some of these manhattan moms would love to teach their children about philosophers instead of social skills. I’ve noticed parents here are more concerned about getting their children in the “best” school.
June 8, 2007 at 7:00 pm
This is quite an interesting idea for a blog!
In fact I love it!
Can’t wait to see all of the great ideas and things that I won’t want to do!
-Tim
June 9, 2007 at 1:45 am
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June 9, 2007 at 5:43 am
replace Sarte by Heidegger or Kierkegaard and I ask my cousin to write it for you
June 9, 2007 at 3:18 pm
You forgot to mention Oobi. Unless Oobi is in book form I doubt you’ll catch the K-6 Set