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Vienna, 1714: Late in life, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the
universal genius of his time, puts down his pen and declares his
description of the universe to be complete. In the evening, he sits
in his study room among letters, books, and manuscripts as his
young friend Theodor comes for a visit. Theodor is bothered by one
question: Why is there evil? And why do people commit crimes? With
an example from ancient Greek mythology, Leibniz develops his
theory about the best of all possible worlds. With this vivid
"story within a story" Jean Paul Mongin successfully imparts the
complex philosophical ideas of Leibniz to young readers. At its
most basic, philosophy is about learning how to think about the
world around us. It should come as no surprise, then, that children
make excellent philosophers! Naturally inquisitive, pint-size
scholars need little prompting before being willing to consider
life's "big questions," however strange or impractical. Plato &
Co. introduces children--and curious grown-ups--to the lives and
work of famous philosophers, from Socrates to Descartes, Einstein,
Marx, and Wittgenstein. Each book in the series features an
engaging--and often funny--story that presents basic tenets of
philosophical thought alongside vibrant color illustrations.
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