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Jana Mohr Lone: ‘Mommy, why do the days just keep coming?’ – Philosophy with children

Central to our work at the Center for Philosophy for Children at the University of Washington is the conviction that we ought to challenge beliefs about children’s limited capacities, and to expand our understanding of the nature of philosophy and who is capable of engaging in it. As one seven-year-old put it: ‘In philosophy, we’re… Read More Jana Mohr Lone: ‘Mommy, why do the days just keep coming?’ – Philosophy with children

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Pause. Reflect. Think

Susan Stebbing’s little Pelican book on philosophy had a big aim: giving everybody tools to think clearly for themselves    There is an urgent need today for the citizens of a democracy to think well.’ These words, which could have been written yesterday, come from Thinking to Some Purpose, a popular book by the British philosopher… Read More Pause. Reflect. Think

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