The Philosophy Foundation

The Philosophy Foundation : The Philosophy Shop (Paperback) Ideas, activities and questions toget people, young and old, thinking philosophically

Edited by Peter Worley with chapters by: Harry Adamson, Peter Adamson, Alfred Archer, Saray Ayala, Grant Bartley, David Birch, Peter Cave, Miriam Cohen Christofidis, Philip Cowell, James Davy, Andrew Day, Georgina Donati, Claire Field, Berys Gaut, Morag Gaut, Philip Gaydon, Nolen Gertz, A. C. Grayling, Michael Hand, Angie Hobbs, David Jenkins, Milosh Jeremic, Lisa McNulty, Sofia Nikolidaki, Martin Pallister, Andrew Routledge, Anja Steinbauer, Dan Sumners, Roger Sutcliffe, John L. Taylor, Amie L. Thomasson, Robert Torrington, Andy West, Guy J. Williams, Emma Williams, Emma Worley, Peter Worley.

Imagine a one-stop shop stacked to the rafters with everything you could ever want, to enable you to tap into young people's natural curiosity and get them thinking deeply. Well, this is it! Edited by philosophy in schools expert, Peter Worley and with contributions from philosophers from around the world, The Philosophy Shop is jam-packed with ideas to get anyone thinking philosophically from children and young people to adults. For use in the classroom, at after school clubs, in philosophy departments and philosophy groups or even for the lone reader, this book will appeal to anyone who likes to think. Take it on journeys and dip in; use it as a classroom starter activity, or for a full philosophical enquiry - it could even be used to steer pub, dinner party or family discussions away from the same old topics.

Suitable for adults and children.

Winner of the Education Resources Awards 2013, Educational Book Award category

Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Winner, Philosophy (Adult Nonfiction)

There is also a hardback edition available, ISBN 9781781350492.

  • Format: Paperback | 344 pages
  • Dimensions: 170 x 228 x 25.4mm | 699g
  • Publication date: 23 Aug 2016
  • Publisher: Independent Thinking Press
  • Publication City/Country: Carmarthen, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 178135264X
  • ISBN13: 9781781352649
  • Bestsellers rank: 192,006

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