Το να φιλοσοφεί κάποιος μαζί με τα παιδιά είναι πολύ πιο απλό απ’ ό,τι φαίνεται. Δεν αφορά μόνο τη διδασκαλία της φιλοσοφίας ή των φιλοσόφων, αλλά στοχεύει στην όσο το δυνατόν μεγαλύτερη διεύρυνση του ερωτηματολογίου τους. Ακολουθώντας αυτή τη διαδικασία, κινητοποιούμε την ικανότητά τους να διατυπώνουν συλλογισμούς, τα προετοιμάζουμε να ζήσουν σε έναν κόσμο μέσα στον οποίο πρέπει πολύ συχνά να δρούμε χωρίς να έχουμε απαντήσεις στα ερωτήματά μας. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Νο.1 What kind of Creatures are we? Chomsky Noam Pub. €23.70 PHILOSOPHY Noam Chomsky is widely known and deeply admired for being the founder of modern linguistics, one of the founders of the field of cognitive science, and perhaps the most avidly read political theorist and commentator of our time. In these lectures, he presents a lifetime of philosophical reflection on all three of these areas of research to which he has contributed for over half a century. In clear, precise, and non-technical language, Chomsky elaborates on fifty years of scientific development in the study of language, sketching how his own work has implications for the origins of language, the close relations that language bears to thought, and its eventual biological basis. He expounds and criticizes many alternative theories, such as those that emphasize the social, the communicative, and the referential aspects of language. Chomsky reviews how new discoveries about language overcome what seemed to be highly problematic assumptions in the past. He also investigates the apparent scope and limits of human cognitive capacities and what the human mind can seriously investigate, in the light of history of science and philosophical reflection and current understanding. Νο.2 The stranger Coben Harlan Pub.Orion - €14.20 FICTION The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. His identity is unknown. His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a few words in your ear and disappears, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world. Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream: a big house, a good job, a seemingly perfect life. Then he runs into the Stranger. When he learns a devastating secret about his wife, Corrine, he confronts her, and the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corrine`s deception, and realizes that if he doesn`t make exactly the right moves, the conspiracy he`s stumbled into will not only ruin lives - it will end them... Νο.3 It’s not how good you are its how good you want to be Arden Paul Pub. Phaidon €11.05 BUSINESS It`s Not How Good You Are, It`s How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world`s top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity - all endeavours that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom - all packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this book is a must. Νο.4 Rogue Lawyer Grisham John Pub. Hodder - €12.65 THRILLER The best thriller writer alive` - Ken Follett Sometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean. Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner accused of shooting at a SWAT team. Rudd believes that every person accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial - even if he has to cheat to get one. He antagonises people from both sides of the law: his last office was firebombed, either by drug dealers or cops. He doesn`t know or care which. But things are about to get even more complicated for Sebastian. Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old Jiliana Kemp, the daughter of the assistant chief of police. When Swanger asks Sebastian to represent him, he lets Sebastian in on a terrible secret ...one that will threaten everything Sebastian holds dear. Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at his very best. Νο.5 Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra Pub. Simon & Schuster - €12.65 FICTION Nothing is wasted, Simone. The love we give never dies.` At fourteen, Simone Fleurier is wrenched from her home on a Provencal lavender farm and sent to work in Marseille. Her life there is hard and impoverished, but Simone discovers the music hall and a dream: to one day be a famous dancer and singer. But when war threatens, Simone makes a decision that will lead to great danger - yet ultimately prove that love, just like wild lavender, can grow in the least likely of places ...Belinda Alexandra has created a tale of passion and courage that moves from the backstreets of Marseille to the grand music theatres of Paris, from the countryside of Provence to decadent pre-war Berlin and jazz-age New York. Wild Lavenderis a feast for the senses that will live on in the imagination forever...