Philosophy means the "love of wisdom" and is all about asking big questions like "why?" and "what is fair?" You do not need to be a grown-up to do it—kids are natural philosophers because they love to wonder about how the world works. [1, 2, 3]
Fun Facts About Great Thinkers
- Socrates never wrote anything down: One of the most famous ancient Greek thinkers didn't write books. Everything we know about him comes from notes written by his student, Plato. [1, 2]
- A philosopher who lived in a barrel: An ancient Greek thinker named Diogenes gave away all his things to live a very simple life, and he actually slept inside a large ceramic barrel. [1, 2]
- A math teacher for everyone: Pythagoras (the triangle guy) started a special school in 530 BC where he welcomed both men and women as students to learn philosophy and math.
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