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Children, Intuitive Knowledge & Philosophy

Maria daVenza Tillmanns argues that teaching children to think must involve more than simply teaching them cognitive skills.

“Philosophy makes progress not by becoming more rigorous but by becoming more imaginative.” – Richard Rorty

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein

It is my contention that the form of young children’s knowledge of the world is based on intuitive thinking.

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