Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids – Scott Hershovitz

Kids create philosophy on their own. This book follows both the author’s kids, as well as conversations with other kids, and then takes you into the history of the philosophical theories that kids develop. From the question how did a cat got a flea? From another cat? And that one, and the one before… ? Up to his own child answering a question Scott couldn’t answer himself to his own father: what does it mean to be a philosopher? (it’s the art of thinking, his kid stated). Scott argues that kids are the most creative thinkers out there. He also engages with topics like slavery, colonialism, the holocaust, sexism, trans rights, and discusses how to engage these topics with kids, and how kids engage and construct arguments surrounding these difficult topics. A beautiful, wonderful, and extremely fun book about kids (not for kids!), that I heartedly recommend to anybody interacting with kids! Listen also to this conversation between Nathan Robinson and Scott Hershovitz:

https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/current-affairs/id1384567205?i=1000576596613

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