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USBORNE For Beginners #5
10 歲開始 學哲學
Philosophy is actually pretty cool! It is not only the origin and foundation of knowledge, but also a tool that everyone needs. You can try to imagine the following situation:
When you discuss things with other people, how to express your thoughts for a good and effective discussion?
When you wonder why you should believe in God, is there any way to prove the existence/or non-existence of God?
When government regulations make you feel unfree and inconvenient, is there any good reason why you should/or should not follow them?
As soon as you start thinking about these questions, you are doing philosophical inquiry!
Philosophy is not only a subject of interest to philosophers, but a tool for thinking, a dialectical way, and even a rule of life! This book is most suitable for 10-year-old children who are about to start asking "Who am I? Where am I from? Where am I going?" or "Why should I be like this? Shouldn't be like that?" Start with your own ideas and beliefs, and solve all kinds of big questions about life and the world!
★Inspiring questions and answers ★Simple and lifelike examples
★Simple and simple text ★Lively and vivid illustrations ★Brain-opening thought experiments take you into the wonderful world of philosophy!
※Come and open this book, follow the wisdom of philosophers and parents, and learn to think! Sometimes, you can't help but think...
◆Why should I believe what the book says? ◆What is true? What is fake?
◆What is good? How is it bad? ◆What should I do? Who decides?
◆Why do other people not necessarily agree with what I think is beautiful?
Don't doubt, what you think about are all philosophical questions!
The word "philosophy" comes from ancient Greek, which means "love of wisdom", because for thousands of years, people have been exploring some of the most fundamental and common "big questions", and all kinds of knowledge have gradually formed. The logic of thinking and the way of argumentation are thus established. The questions that many philosophers ponder are very large and have no standard answers.
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哲學其實非常酷！它不但是知識的起源和根本，也是每個人都需要的工具，你可以試著想像以下的情境：
當你和其他人討論事情，該怎麼表達自己的想法，才是好的、有效的論述？
當你好奇為什麼要信仰神，有什麼方式可以證明神的存在／或不存在？
當政府的規定讓你感到不自由、不方便，有什麼好理由讓你覺得應該／或不應
該遵守？
只要你開始思考這些問題，就是在進行哲學探究！
哲學不是只有哲學家感興趣的學問，而是一種思考的工具、辯證的方式，甚至可以是一種生活準則！這本書最適合正要開始探問「我是誰？我從哪裡來？要往哪裡去？」或者「為什麼我應該這樣？不應該那樣？」的10歲孩子，從認識哲學家如何提出疑問、論證自己的主張和信念開始，解開各種對生命、對世界的大哉問！
★充滿啟發性的提問與對答 ★簡單而生活化的實例
★深入淺出的文字 ★活潑生動的插畫 ★腦洞大開的思想實驗
帶你進入美妙的哲學世界！
※快來翻開這本書，跟著哲學家長智慧、學思辯！
有時候，你會不會忍不住想……
◆為什麼我應該相信書上說的？◆什麼是真的？什麼是假的？
◆什麼叫做好？怎樣算是壞？◆該怎麼做才對？由誰說了算？
◆為什麼我認為美的事物，其他人不一定認同？
別懷疑，你所思考這些，全都是哲學問題！
「哲學」這個詞源自於古希臘語，意思是「愛智慧」， 因為數千年來，人們不斷在探究一些最根本、最普遍的「大哉問」， 各種知識才逐漸成形，許多有用的思考邏輯和論證方式也因而建立。 雖然許多哲學家思索的問題非常大，而且沒有標準答案.
When you discuss things with other people, how to express your thoughts for a good and effective discussion?
When you wonder why you should believe in God, is there any way to prove the existence/or non-existence of God?
When government regulations make you feel unfree and inconvenient, is there any good reason why you should/or should not follow them?
As soon as you start thinking about these questions, you are doing philosophical inquiry!
Philosophy is not only a subject of interest to philosophers, but a tool for thinking, a dialectical way, and even a rule of life! This book is most suitable for 10-year-old children who are about to start asking "Who am I? Where am I from? Where am I going?" or "Why should I be like this? Shouldn't be like that?" Start with your own ideas and beliefs, and solve all kinds of big questions about life and the world!
★Inspiring questions and answers ★Simple and lifelike examples
★Simple and simple text ★Lively and vivid illustrations ★Brain-opening thought experiments take you into the wonderful world of philosophy!
※Come and open this book, follow the wisdom of philosophers and parents, and learn to think! Sometimes, you can't help but think...
◆Why should I believe what the book says? ◆What is true? What is fake?
◆What is good? How is it bad? ◆What should I do? Who decides?
◆Why do other people not necessarily agree with what I think is beautiful?
Don't doubt, what you think about are all philosophical questions!
The word "philosophy" comes from ancient Greek, which means "love of wisdom", because for thousands of years, people have been exploring some of the most fundamental and common "big questions", and all kinds of knowledge have gradually formed. The logic of thinking and the way of argumentation are thus established. The questions that many philosophers ponder are very large and have no standard answers.
***********************************************************************************
哲學其實非常酷！它不但是知識的起源和根本，也是每個人都需要的工具，你可以試著想像以下的情境：
當你和其他人討論事情，該怎麼表達自己的想法，才是好的、有效的論述？
當你好奇為什麼要信仰神，有什麼方式可以證明神的存在／或不存在？
當政府的規定讓你感到不自由、不方便，有什麼好理由讓你覺得應該／或不應
該遵守？
只要你開始思考這些問題，就是在進行哲學探究！
哲學不是只有哲學家感興趣的學問，而是一種思考的工具、辯證的方式，甚至可以是一種生活準則！這本書最適合正要開始探問「我是誰？我從哪裡來？要往哪裡去？」或者「為什麼我應該這樣？不應該那樣？」的10歲孩子，從認識哲學家如何提出疑問、論證自己的主張和信念開始，解開各種對生命、對世界的大哉問！
★充滿啟發性的提問與對答 ★簡單而生活化的實例
★深入淺出的文字 ★活潑生動的插畫 ★腦洞大開的思想實驗
帶你進入美妙的哲學世界！
※快來翻開這本書，跟著哲學家長智慧、學思辯！
有時候，你會不會忍不住想……
◆為什麼我應該相信書上說的？◆什麼是真的？什麼是假的？
◆什麼叫做好？怎樣算是壞？◆該怎麼做才對？由誰說了算？
◆為什麼我認為美的事物，其他人不一定認同？
別懷疑，你所思考這些，全都是哲學問題！
「哲學」這個詞源自於古希臘語，意思是「愛智慧」， 因為數千年來，人們不斷在探究一些最根本、最普遍的「大哉問」， 各種知識才逐漸成形，許多有用的思考邏輯和論證方式也因而建立。 雖然許多哲學家思索的問題非常大，而且沒有標準答案.
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Published June 27, 2022
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About the author
Rachel Firth
54 books4 followersRachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing children's versions of numerous novels.
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November 10, 2024
This book receives a 4.9 !
I was always interested in philosophy but never actually knew what it was. Now I can actually say that I know what philosophy is, and also give great examples of philosophy that will make people lose their minds. Speaking of losing minds—I have lost my mind—I scratched my head a lot and got lots of bad headaches reading this but that means that i’m actually learning, right? It felt as if a new part of my brain was forming, like I was gaining skills or something.
So the reason I reduced 0.1 points is because I got bad headaches, but, other than that the book was pretty interesting.
Learned lots of news things. Totally recommend!
I was always interested in philosophy but never actually knew what it was. Now I can actually say that I know what philosophy is, and also give great examples of philosophy that will make people lose their minds. Speaking of losing minds—I have lost my mind—I scratched my head a lot and got lots of bad headaches reading this but that means that i’m actually learning, right? It felt as if a new part of my brain was forming, like I was gaining skills or something.
So the reason I reduced 0.1 points is because I got bad headaches, but, other than that the book was pretty interesting.
Learned lots of news things. Totally recommend!
January 23, 2023
Concise enough to get into the topic and not pull your hair out over it!!
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June 17, 2022My goal with this purchase was a read aloud to use as an intro to philosophy with our son (9yo, P4 aka 4th grade aka Form IIB). I failed to notice the important Usborne brand.
For us, this is too choppy and visually all over the place. I imagine the chaotic/visually stimulating (depending on personal preferences) design is perfect for some families, which is why Usborne and DK are making bank. But it's always a big fail around here.
From the book-as-an-object perspective: the print quality is not great. The handfeel of the paper is okay, but the muted colors of the design are not just muted in print but actually rather splotchy -- and there is a *lot* of color on every page. So the overall aesthetic is... well, poor. A disservice to the artist, and I say that even though I didn't much love the illustration style itself... but that's personal taste; I'm sure another parent or responsible adult will like it very much, and may even feel this style shifts philosophy from an intimidating topic to an approachable one.
On the philosophy-with-kids theme, I also purchased Big Thinkers and Big Ideas: An Introduction to Eastern and Western Philosophy for Kids and Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy, before settling on the latter. These three cover more or less the same topics, but each has distinct presentation style and voice. It's pretty great to have this many options! But I'd suggest looking at all of them before choosing.
For us, this is too choppy and visually all over the place. I imagine the chaotic/visually stimulating (depending on personal preferences) design is perfect for some families, which is why Usborne and DK are making bank. But it's always a big fail around here.
From the book-as-an-object perspective: the print quality is not great. The handfeel of the paper is okay, but the muted colors of the design are not just muted in print but actually rather splotchy -- and there is a *lot* of color on every page. So the overall aesthetic is... well, poor. A disservice to the artist, and I say that even though I didn't much love the illustration style itself... but that's personal taste; I'm sure another parent or responsible adult will like it very much, and may even feel this style shifts philosophy from an intimidating topic to an approachable one.
On the philosophy-with-kids theme, I also purchased Big Thinkers and Big Ideas: An Introduction to Eastern and Western Philosophy for Kids and Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy, before settling on the latter. These three cover more or less the same topics, but each has distinct presentation style and voice. It's pretty great to have this many options! But I'd suggest looking at all of them before choosing.
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September 8, 2023Está muy divertido y fácil. Lo empecé porque me quedé atorado con Bertnand Russel y necesitaba algo más light para empezar.
Me hubiera gustado que cada tema viniera con su máximo exponente. (Al final sí vienen).
Me hubiera gustado que cada tema viniera con su máximo exponente. (Al final sí vienen).
May 18, 2022
ass for beginners
March 15, 2021
Before reading this book I thought philosophy was a subject only for the most elevated.
After reading this, I realised philosophy is actually annoying (for me), like the smaller sibling kind of annoying who asks why? to everything you say.
I gotta say, though, it is very well structured, yet the real-life examples are not as good as in Economics For Beginners, from the same series.
Overall, a 3/5.
After reading this, I realised philosophy is actually annoying (for me), like the smaller sibling kind of annoying who asks why? to everything you say.
I gotta say, though, it is very well structured, yet the real-life examples are not as good as in Economics For Beginners, from the same series.
Overall, a 3/5.
April 1, 2024
Nice introduction to the vast universe of philosophy! All along the way reading this book, I've questioned myself whether I'm really suitable for studying philosophy, particularly when I'm not exactly a fan of arguments. However, as the book suggests, scratching the head should be the correct way of reading it. I'll have to make up my mind for the articulation soon, and I think that this book has given me a little insight into what that means.
Oh boy, writing a review is no easy task, is it?
Oh boy, writing a review is no easy task, is it?
December 3, 2021
Nice book, could've been better though.
December 30, 2022
This book was soo fun to read. It makes you really think about your ideals and morals in some chapters and confuses (in a good way) you in another.
January 16, 2023
Super digestible, and extremely informative. A fantastic read for anyone wanting to understand or begin reading philosophy
January 23, 2023
A fantastic introduction to philosophy that every child should read. A-level content with far greater clarity.
January 28, 2023
An interesting look at the different areas of philosophy in a clear and simple way. Definitely good as a starter. I enjoyed it and want to follow up with some more in depth books soon.
January 17, 2024
i’m so smart now. basically, just call me socrates 2.0
March 24, 2025
I really enjoyed this book! I really don’t remember how I came to be in possession of it, but I was feeling in a very peculiar reading mood, it was a Sunday evening so I had to wait until the next day to take out a book from my school library, but I had a perfectly free evening and all I wanted to do was read. So somehow I came upon this little gem. Short and sweet, with charming illustrations, it nonetheless kept me interested and thinking on my toes throughout. I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend it as a nonthreatening introduction to philosophy!
December 10, 2020
Read for secondary school library. Donated by BookTrust. Title slightly different on our copy: Philosophy for Beginners but author/ cover/ content same. Accessible phrasing and inclusive illustrations
August 14, 2021
It's hard to understand but philosphy is pretty hard
April 18, 2022
Incredibly concise & enjoyable introduction to philosophy and thought exploring
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