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title: "The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life"
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# The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life

**Brand:** alison gopnik
**Price:** R448
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- **What is this?** The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life by alison gopnik
- **How much does it cost?** R448 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    good print.
  

*by A***P on Reviewed in India on 20 July 2015*

prompt delivery.good print.

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    Avoid!
  

*by J***3 on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2015*

The premise of the book looked hopeful, enticing even with its eclectic mix of psychology, philosophy and childhood studies. How disappoining then that just a few pages then did this hyped up text quickly descend into what can only be described as drivel.Gopnik does not have a flair for writing and resorts to puns and jokes to make the subject matter easier to digest for us common folk I guess. The constant 'name dropping' is tiresome and adds nothing to the overall purpose of the book (in the first few chapters alone Gopnik mentions how her brother grew up and got a job but not just any job - by golly - he's a writer for the New York Times - thank you for that Alison, it really gave the book a whole lot more depth).The prose is patronising - don't expect to be intellectually challenged as the most basic of psychological concepts are explained in slowww movvvinggg chunks page after page. The constant references to pop culture also stand out as being 'added in' for the sole purpose of allowing the audience to relate to the text through these references - but it didn't wash with me.If you are after an honest, approachable and yet, intellectually stimulating read on this topic I strongly suggest you skip this one, save your money and head straight to 'why love matters'To summarise, dry, slow moving and condescending. Stick to the networking Gopnik and save the name dropping anecdotes for your lavish dinner parties.

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    Enjoyable read
  

*by T***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 September 2014*

This is such an awesome book for anyone who is learning about Early Childhood development for any reason.  It brings together all the main scientific findings of recent years into one volume and nicely integrates them into one body of knowledge, tying together with philosophy, educational theory and other disciplines.  Also a very enjoyable read, at times quite humorous.

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