{"product_id":"the-school-of-life-philosophical-questions-for-curious-minds","title":"Philosophical Questions for Curious Minds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe School of Life's Philosophical Questions for Curious Minds is a pack of the very sharpest questions, based on the biggest conundrums of philosophy, and is guaranteed to generate lively, warm and fascinating conversations among families and friends. No prior knowledge is required; all that counts is a spirit of curiosity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pack includes questions like: Is it ever right to lie? When might freedom not be a good thing? What’s the difference between living and being alive? How does money make you happy – and when doesn’t it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith these questions to hand, conversation will forever be profound and entertaining, and minds young and old will have a crash course in the joys and adventures of philosophy. The card deck can be \"played\" differently for old and young minds, and we find it an excellent starting point to talk to our kids, from ages 8 and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo engage even more with your youngens, we have downloaded this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/misc-store.mom\/blogs\/stories\/tools-for-the-young-mind-philosophical-ideas-the-school-of-life\"\u003eIntroduction to Philosophy\u003c\/a\u003e going beyond the The School of Life book and this card set. Read about it on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/misc-store.mom\/blogs\/stories\/tools-for-the-young-mind-philosophical-ideas-the-school-of-life\"\u003eblog\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cards cover five categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhat Is Right and Wrong?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhat Is Real?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhat Is Society?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIs There a God?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhat Is the Meaning of Life?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions cover topics such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCan you make a case for why it is okay to eat some animals (like cows, pigs and lambs) and not others (like dogs, cat or goldfish)?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eImagine that you and your best friend swapped brains: your brain was inserted into their body, and their brain was inserted into yours. Which person would be ‘you’ – the one with your brain in their body, or their brain in yours? Or would it be neither? Or both?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eShould people be allowed to keep all the money they can earn? Or should they be made to give some money away to help others? Explain why?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCounts 52 cards\u003cbr\u003eMeasures 12.9 x 9 x 2.4 cm\u003cbr\u003eIdeal for ages 8+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe School of Life x Misc Store Amsterdam\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlain de Botton founded The School of Life in 2008. His aim was to make philosophy — long seen as the inaccessible, inauthentic stuff of academies and archives — a functional aspect of modern life. The care with which ancient philosophers thought about their lives remains a valuable antidote to the generalised anxiety of our era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe school thus posits that ideas of Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics are as relevant to us today as they were in ancient Greece. Even if Epicurus never had social media burnout, understanding his thinking can lead us to a healthier relationship with , for example, our phones — and by extension, with one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe began stocking The School of Life’s series on work, gratitude and pleasure as a way of thinking through modern day issues. We admire their series for the capacity to stimulate reflection, and their ability to give a new perspective on age old problems. 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