Big Ideas for Young Thinkers: 20 Questions about Life and the Universe

by Wilson, Jamia
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ISBN: 9780711258358
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Overview

What is justice? What is freedom? What is bias? ... And who gets to have big ideas?

Studies show that children ask caregivers 300 questions a day during meals, trips to the market, and before bedtime. This book teaches children to think critically and discuss ideas in a world that needs bright young thinkers. Jamia Wilson expertly explores the difficult questions kids may ask by relating them to real-life examples and introducing a diverse range of thinkers and luminaries. Drawing on influences from ancient Greeks right up to modern-day American writers, the idea of philosophy - and who gets to have big ideas - is reimagined.

Choose a question or page to explore and discuss at a time. Relate to the real-life experiences, explore big ideas from a range of thinkers, and decide where you stand on the issue at hand. For example, try to recall your earliest memory. Can you remember a lot or a little? Do memories make us who we are? Or do we pick and choose them to suit who we are? This is a multi-layered book to be explored again and again.

Extra info in the book includes a manifesto for talking about difficult topics and managing disagreements, a glossary of terms, a timeline of key thinkers, and an index of themes.

Chapters are organised into five sections: Identity, Life, Truth, Culture, and Creativity. Questions include:

  • Who am I?
  • What is race?
  • What is gender?
  • What happens when we die?
  • What is right and wrong?
  • What is bias?
  • What is freedom?
  • What is justice?
  • What is memory?


A mind-expanding book to challenge young thinkers, which reimagines philosophy for ages 9 and up.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Wilson, Jamia
  • ISBN: 9780711258358
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 10.90 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 64
  • Publication Year: 2020

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