"Philosophy and the Young Child" presents striking evidence that young children naturally engage in a brand of thought that is genuinely philosophical. In a series of exquisite examples that could only have been gathered by a professional philosopher with an extraordinary respect for young minds, Gareth Matthews demonstrates that children have a capacity for puzzlement and mental play that leads them to tackle many of the classic problems of knowledge, value and existence that have traditionally formed the core of philosophical thought. Matthews' anecdotes reveal children reasoning about these problems in a way that must be taken seriously by anyone who wants to understand how children think. "Philosophy and the Young Child" provides a powerful antidote to the widespread tendency to underestimate children's mental ability and patronize their natural curiosity. As Matthews shows, even child psychologists as insightful as Piaget have failed to grasp the subtlety of children's philosophical frame of mind. Only in children's literature does Matthews find any sensitivity to children's natural philosophizing. Old favorites like "Winnie the Pooh," the "Oz" books, and "The Bear That Wasn't" are full of philosophical puzzlers that amuse and engage children. More important, these stories manage to strip away the mental defensiveness and conventionality that so often prevent adults from appreciating the way children begin to think about the world. Gareth Matthews believes that adults have much to gain if they can learn to "do philosophy" with children, and his book is a rich source of useful suggestions for parents, teachers, students and anyone else who might like to try.
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孩子的感受力是敏锐的，成人的感受力是相对迟钝的。 孩子们有许多精灵古怪的问题。例如孩子看到自行车会问，自行车能否叫做“少了一个轮子的三轮车”“痛会上哪儿去呢？”“飞机上的东西也没有变小啊”…… 因为有了敏锐的感受力，儿童可以从司空见惯的事情中产生新的疑惑和提...
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评分小时候你的所思所想困扰你的问题恰是现在的经典哲学问题。看来我们很早就与哲学结缘，只是在成长中又忘记了而已。
评分小时候你的所思所想困扰你的问题恰是现在的经典哲学问题。看来我们很早就与哲学结缘，只是在成长中又忘记了而已。
评分小时候你的所思所想困扰你的问题恰是现在的经典哲学问题。看来我们很早就与哲学结缘，只是在成长中又忘记了而已。
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