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Everything’s more fun with kids…maybe

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy With My Kids by Scott Hershovitz

January 3, 2023 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I have often found philosophy frustrating at best. I’m a pretty concrete thinker, so when questions get too vague or nonsensical to me, I shake my head in annoyance and check out. But when I saw Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy With My Kids (2022) on NPR’s latest list, I figured this might be the kind of philosophy book I can tolerate. And, on the whole, I think I did tolerate this one. In fact, I was even occasionally inspired to see how we can use philosophy […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Scott Hershovitz

Sophia's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Scott Hershovitz ·
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