by childing | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thrilled when Bonnie Berman, co-host of WLRN Miami/South Florida’s widely listened-to public radio program ‘Topical Currents’ pointed out during my on-air appearance that The Philosophy of Childing is not a parenting book. Rather, Bonnie stressed, it...
by childing | Apr 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Ratatouille, Chef Gusteau claims, “Anyone can cook.” I claim, “Anyone can philosophize.” And everyone should. No, not the pretentious, impenetrable stuff in academia that all too often is passed off as philosophizing, when little, alas,...
by childing | Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Are there some things we should never outgrow — like carrying our adored daughters on our shoulders? Are there some things we become too old for — like watching Barbie movies and wearing princess dresses and (in my case) playing with Hotwheels cars (still...
by childing | Apr 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week the New York Times ran an article with this attention-grabbing headline: “To Be a Genius, Think Like a 94-Year-Old” The article notes, “We tend to assume that creativity wanes with age. But …some people actually become more creative...
by childing | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Recently I wrote about the wondrous reasoning powers of my 3-year-old — which, far from being ‘Cybele-specific,’ are actually typical of your run of the mill young ‘un. But what I didn’t delve into was the ethical reasoning prowess of...