Suki

Philosophy for Children

by Matthew Lipman

SUKI SUKI is the story of a coming together of two worldviews: one that focuses on the poetry of things and one that focuses on the logic of things. Suki, a young adolescent, loves poetry and its world of metaphor. Her friend Harry hates literature class and the idea of writing poetry frightens him. Their worldviews begin to converge as the two come to see logic and poetry as two ways of finding meaning in life experience, though not before they have confronted a number of problems of language, knowledge and aesthetics. As Suki, Harry and their classmates (introduced in HARRY STOTTLEMEIR'S DISCOVERY) work through the obstacles they encounter in creative writing, they construct new understandings of concepts like friendship, freedom, integrity, adventure, experience, originality, harmony, form, balance, personhood and meaning. And as they begin to express their insights in creative productions, the students come to realize that these concepts are equally relevant to their most important creative project: living well.

Grade Range: 8-11 Target Grades: 9-10

Teacher's Guide Companion Volume - WRITING: HOW AND WHY: Instructional Manual to Accompany Suki

148 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 1978

Reviews

[elbibliotafo · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Suki" va sobre filosofía a partir de las reflexiones que hacen un grupo de alumnos dentro y fuera del salón de clases.
Me gustó el ejercicio, pues un texto dirigido a la enseñanza de la filosofía a temprana edad, y funciona muy bien. La historia, fuera del propósito pedagógico, es linda y disfrutable.

[malee · Rating 3 out of 5]

cumple su función de libro introductorio a la filosofía para chicos. me gustaaa, le tengo cariño.