Philosophize with children in kindergarten

"What is a dream asks Jonas." Philosophize with children in kindergarten

1. Awake – dream – ask questions

The Chinese philosopher Dschuang Dse (approx. 370-280 BC) woke up one day and suddenly no longer knew whether he is Dschuang who dreams of being a butterfly or whether he is possibly a butterfly that dreams of To be jujang. Dschuang critically noted that there would certainly be a difference between the two (Dschuang Dse 1957, p. 15).

The French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) had similar problems. He sometimes had doubts as to whether he was really sitting by the fireplace and touching paper with his hands, or just dreaming of sitting by the fireplace and reading. Descartes was wondering at the fireplace why someone can be sure that he is awake and not only dreams of being awake?

Christina Cherry