With Tom Wartenberg

Can picture books be more than a means of getting children to sleep? Tom Wartenberg thinks so.
 
In his new book, Thinking Through Stories: Children, Philosophy, and Picture Books, Wartenberg describes how picture books are a great way to get children thinking about the central issues in Western philosophy, such as: How do I know that I’m not dreaming now? Is it morally acceptable to deceive someone by telling them a white lie? What is the best way for a person to be happy?

Wartenberg, who has been working with elementary-school children for more than twenty years, will explain why he is such a champion of children’s picture books and why he thinks that it's important for children to be introduced to philosophy from an early age.
 
In partnership with Broadside Bookshop, R. Michelson Galleries, and the UMass Center for Philosophy and Children.