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Author: Andrew Day
ISBN: 9781781350874

by Peter Worley; Andrew Day

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From the jacket flap

Thoughtings is a poetry collection with a difference.
The name 'Thoughtings' was inspired by a 5-year old who, when asked to explain what thinking is without using the word 'think' said 'It's when you're thoughting'.
Children love pondering big philosophical questions like 'Does the universe end?', 'Where is my mind?' and 'Can something be true and false at the same time?'. These verses capture that impulse in the growing mind and feed it further.
These are not poems or, at least, not in the traditional sense of the word... They are a kind of poem specifically designed around a particular puzzle or problem that might be thought more philosophy than poetry.
Here's to the joy of puzzlement!

Peter Worley leads The Philosophy Foundation in its mission to transform thinking in education. He lives and works in South East London with his wife Emma and their daughter Katie.
Andrew Day is a writer of plays, films, stories and poems. He joined the Philosophy Foundation as quickly as he could when he found out they bring Philosophy into schools. His degree in Philosophy & Social Anthropology has been invaluable in teaching various things to people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds - from inner city nurseries to international banks.
This book is suitable for adults and children.

Details

Title The Philosophy Foundation: Thoughtings- Puzzles, Problems and Paradoxes in Poetry to Think with
Author Peter Worley; Andrew Day
Binding Hardcover
Edition Hardback
Pages 216
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Independent Thinking
Date 2013-04
Illustrated Yes
Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781781350874 / 1781350876
Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
Dimensions 7.7 x 5.3 x 1 in (19.56 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm)
Dewey Decimal Code 821.008

About the author

Peter Worley has recently been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He read philosophy at University College London and Birkbeck College, and is currently studying for a PhD at King's College London. He has been working with children in education since 1993 and has been doing philosophy with children since 2002. Peter developed the method of Philosophical Enquiry (PhiE) that is at the heart of The Philosophy Foundation's work. As CEO he represents the charity worldwide, trains specialists and teachers, and heads the Senior Leadership Team.
www.philosophy-foundation.org
Andrew Day has a background in language teaching and a degree in Philosophy and Social Anthropology, the combination of which have sparked his passionate curiosity into the part that language plays in the development of thinking. Having joined The Philosophy Foundation in 2009, Andrew quickly invested in their ethos, striving to encourage young people to think philosophically.
Michael Rosen is a broadcaster, children's novelist of 140 books and the Fifth Children's Laureate 2007-2009.