Weird Philosophy
Your answers to life's biggest (and strangest) questions
Published on 17. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-241-71247-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is a fascinating introduction to philosophy that will stretch your brain, challenge your problem-solving skills...and leave you totally weirded out. In this book we'll attempt to answer questions such as...
Are you in a video game right now?
If your body is constantly changing, are you still you?
Would you rather be a happy pig or an unhappy human?
If these questions sound weird to you, well, it's only going to get weirder from here. By the end of the book you may be wondering whether you actually exist at all. Which would officially make you a philosopher!
From Plato's cave to Descartes' I think therefore I am, this book will introduce you to some of the weirdest ever philosophical thoughts - and encourage you to think up some answers of your own. And it's packed with funny stories and cartoons, as well as silly quizzes that will test your knowledge and tickle your funny bone.
Written by philosophy lecturer Dr Brandon Robshaw, this mindboggling guide to philosophy is perfect for kids aged 9-12.
Are you in a video game right now?
If your body is constantly changing, are you still you?
Would you rather be a happy pig or an unhappy human?
If these questions sound weird to you, well, it's only going to get weirder from here. By the end of the book you may be wondering whether you actually exist at all. Which would officially make you a philosopher!
From Plato's cave to Descartes' I think therefore I am, this book will introduce you to some of the weirdest ever philosophical thoughts - and encourage you to think up some answers of your own. And it's packed with funny stories and cartoons, as well as silly quizzes that will test your knowledge and tickle your funny bone.
Written by philosophy lecturer Dr Brandon Robshaw, this mindboggling guide to philosophy is perfect for kids aged 9-12.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-71247-4 (9780241712474)
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E-Book
04/2025
Puffin
€8.99
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Person
Brandon Robshaw is a children's writer who has published 26 children's novels and over 60 educational books. He is also has a PhD in Philosophy, lectures in philosophy for the Open University and previously taught A-Level philosophy, and has published two academic books on the subject.