https://plato-philosophy.org/questions-and-the-philosophical-self/ Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://plato-philosophy.org/questions-and-the-philosophical-self/#comment-12314 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:07:28 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/questions-and-the-philosophical-self/#comment-12314 I like your emphasis and attributing importance to the skill and thrill of asking questions. I teach a couple of different philosophy classes at Country Day School in San Jose Costa Rica. It's a fascinating place to teach because I have kids from Canada to Brazil, from Korea to Germany in my class. We do a lot with asking questions, and then asking questions about our questions (underlying assumptions and such). I am reminded of a story that Elie Wiesel tells about his childhood growing up in Signet, Romania. There he attended his Jewish school, and he says that when he got home at the end of the day his parents never asked him, "What did you learn today?" but instead, "Did you ask any good questions today?" Prompts vision of the ancient rabbis and scribes gathering to ask questions of the Torah and the Talmud.

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