{"id":16495,"date":"2020-03-19T17:32:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T17:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/?page_id=16495"},"modified":"2021-11-26T14:47:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T14:47:02","slug":"philosophical-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/philosophical-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophical Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 listalibri landingpage\">\n<!-- Bollino --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Focus_on_BOLLO.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- Bollino END --><br \/>\n<!-- Titolo --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n<h1 class=\"maggio23\">Philosophical Challenges<\/h1>\n<p class=\"maggio23\"><strong>Activities for lower secondary school students <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Titolo END --><br \/>\n<!-- Highlights --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 linea-landingpage\">\n<hr>\n<p><!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/base_1000_Sfide_filosofiche.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><\/p>\n<p><!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"maggio23\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the  success of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/philosophical-riddles\/\">Philosophical Riddles:  Thinking challenges for courageous children<\/a>, BELMA Special Prize Winner for  2019 (<em>Best European Learning Materials  Awards<\/em>), <strong>a new volume of inspiring  philosophical riddles is here for lower secondary school! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"maggio23\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/catalogue\/cognitive-abilities\/cognitive-abilities\/philosophical-challenges\/\">Visit the product page  \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"maggio23\"><em>Philosophical Challenges: Activities for lower  secondary school students <\/em>offers<strong> 10 challenges inspired by  classical thinkers and literature<\/strong>, through  which <strong>students aged 11 and up <\/strong>can  challenge themselves and recognize themselves in the daily challenges that they  face:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"maggio23\">\n<li><em>Icarus and Daedalus <\/em>&nbsp;about <strong>recognizing limits<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Narcissus and his reflection <\/em>about <strong>one\u2019s relationship with oneself<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Plato\u2019s cave <\/em>about <strong>the border between reality and illusion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>The first village <\/em>about <strong>social feelings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Prometheus\u2019 gift <\/em>about <strong>using technology wisely<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>The veil of ignorance <\/em>about <strong>a more desirable world<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Like sailors <\/em>about <strong>the art of navigating life successfully<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Being a bat <\/em>about <strong>putting oneself in another\u2019s shoes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>A familiar monstrosity <\/em>about <strong>strength <\/strong>and <strong>weakness of will<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>&nbsp;The imitative a<\/em><em>nimal <\/em>about <strong>sharing <\/strong>and <strong>conforming<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"nome-cognome-autore\">OBJECTIVES<\/p>\n<p class=\"maggio23\">Practicing  a philosophical outlook on the world, and on oneself, starting in adolescence  can help children not only to think better, but also to live with greater  awareness of one&#8217;s own possibilities and limits. <em>Philosophical Challenges<\/em> intends to <strong>make children aware of different ideas and useful tools for reflecting  on themselves and their own experiences<\/strong>. Especially if addressed in class,  through group conversations, the proposed questions will allow the students to  increase their <strong>ability to express themselves,  think, make assumptions, make connections and process conflicts together with  others<\/strong>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><br \/>\n<!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"nome-cognome-autore\">STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK<\/p>\n<p class=\"maggio23\">Each chapter of the book  proposes the following sequence of <strong>six  sections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><br \/>\n<!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><img style=\"max-width:500px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PAG_pagine_a_ventaglio.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><strong style=\"color:#d50e15\">Opening page <\/strong><br \/>\nIntroduction of the <strong>initial mystery<\/strong>, in the form of a  question, a mental experiment, a simulation, or a situation \u201cat the limit of  reality\u201d, which serves to <strong>get their  thinking started.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><br \/>\n<!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><img style=\"max-width:200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LP_Sfide_filosofiche_icone.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><strong style=\"color:#d50e15\">Documents<\/strong><br \/>\nThe document that we have from the past, <strong>for better understanding the mystery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><img style=\"max-width:200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LP_Sfide_filosofiche_icone3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><strong style=\"color:#d50e15\">Questions<\/strong><br \/>\nA series of questions studied <strong>to help the reader to set up the \u201cinvestigation\u201d and \u201cponder\u201d<\/strong> different aspects of the proposed problem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><br \/>\n<!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><img style=\"max-width:120px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LP_Sfide_filosofiche_icone4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><strong style=\"color:#d50e15\">The students\u2019 point of  view<\/strong><br \/>\nAllows the reader to access an enlarged and  &#8220;virtual&#8221; group of peers through pages that collect the <strong>thoughts of girls and boys from all over  Italy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><img style=\"max-width:120px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LP_Sfide_filosofiche_icone2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><strong style=\"color:#d50e15\">The philosopher\u2019s  point of view<\/strong><br \/>\nOffers the <strong>ideas  of some classic philosophers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><img style=\"max-width:120px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LP_Sfide_filosofiche_icone5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><strong style=\"color:#d50e15\">Have you ever thought  of&#8230;?<\/strong><br \/>\nHelp to find significant <strong>connections between the mystery and the information learned at  school.&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><\/p>\n<p><!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"maggio23\">Each  chapter concludes with <strong>three empty pages  reserved for the notes and creative thoughts of the reader:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"maggio23\">\n<li><strong>Personal  notes <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Notes for  your summary <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A drawing of the problem<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"nome-cognome-autore\">INTENDED AUDIENCE<\/p>\n<p class=\"maggio23\">The book is  intended to be read independently by <strong>girls  and boys aged 11 and over.<\/strong> The book is also suitable for use by <strong>6th grade lower secondary school teachers<\/strong> looking for ideas to involve the classes in unusual and exciting conversations,  from which they can also introduce the great questions of history, politics,  geography, art, literature, science and other disciplines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><\/p>\n<p><!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"maggio23\">\t    Leaf through <strong>Chapter 1<\/strong>, which has been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:500px;\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=eng_sfide-filosofiche_ch1&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;hideShareButton=true&amp;u=edizionierickson\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><\/p>\n<p><!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"nome-cognome-autore\">THE AUTHOR<\/p>\n<p class=\"maggio23\"><strong>Luca  Mori <\/strong>has a research doctorate in Philosophical  Disciplines and he is a History of Philosophy at the University of Pisa. He has  been designing and conducting philosophy workshops with children and  adolescents for years. Among his projects is a journey of over 10,000 km  throughout Italy to propose the mental experiment of utopia to children between  5 and 11 years of age. He collaborates with the Collegio San Carlo Foundation  and the Municipality of Modena, with TSMSTEP (School for the government of the  territory and the landscape of the Autonomous Province of Trento) and with  schools in various Italian regions and European countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><\/p>\n<p><!-- START ROW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"background-color:#F2F3F7\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\" align=\"center\" style=\"background-color:#F2F3F7\">\n<p class=\"maggio23\" align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"maggio23\" align=\"center\"><strong>Take a look at the other books on philosophy with young children by Luca Mori <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" align=\"center\" style=\"background-color:#F2F3F7\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/philosophical-riddles\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.erickson.it\/Products\/LIBRO_978-88-590-1536-9_X895_Giochi-filosofici\/CopertinaWeb\/COP_Giochi-filosofici_590-1537-9.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"max-width:200px\" width=\"200px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/philosophical-riddles\/\">Philosophical Riddles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" align=\"center\" style=\"background-color:#F2F3F7\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/philosophical-wonders\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/210x295_Meraviglie-filosofiche.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"max-width:200px\" width=\"200px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/philosophical-wonders\/\">Philosophical Wonders<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" align=\"center\" style=\"background-color:#F2F3F7\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210x295_Genitori_con_filosofia.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210x295_Genitori_con_filosofia.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"max-width:200px\" width=\"200px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"maggio23\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210x295_Genitori_con_filosofia.jpg\">Parents with philosophy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ROW --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophical Challenges Activities for lower secondary school students &nbsp; After the success of Philosophical Riddles: Thinking challenges for courageous children, BELMA Special Prize Winner for 2019 (Best European Learning Materials Awards), a new volume of inspiring philosophical riddles is here for lower secondary school! 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