tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post6846686325230186472..comments2023-12-10T07:55:27.177+00:00Comments on kenodoxia: Philosophy for kidsJames Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02262258553733864003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-11123699478987553932007-07-14T14:12:00.000+01:002007-07-14T14:12:00.000+01:00Dear PeterThanks. I should say once more that I t...Dear Peter<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I should say once more that I think the lessons sound very promising, and I do agree that packaged properly some of these questions are an excellent entry into some deep questions. I suppose I just cringed at the word 'naive'! JamesJames Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262258553733864003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-91757828825004451882007-07-14T10:32:00.000+01:002007-07-14T10:32:00.000+01:00"Sigh". I take it this is a sigh of disapproval so..."Sigh". I take it this is a sigh of disapproval so let me defend myself! I admit that the quote comes across very clumsily. I was speaking specifically about the pre-socratic philosophers when I made that comment, and all I meant was that some of the questions that come from the pre-socratics are uniquely approachable for children. They don't need to unpack the questions or be furnished with lots of background information to engage philosophically with them as I hope was demonstrated by the session described in the article. Of course, I think ancient Greek philosophy is highly sophisticated and I wouldn't describe Plato as niave.Peter Worleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544500084280301905noreply@blogger.com