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How to navigate philosophy study between parent and child

My teenage daughter has been asking really challenging questions about meaning and ethics that I can't answer, and when I suggested we explore philosophy together she got excited, but now I realize I don't know how to be both a learning partner and a parent in these conversations.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The traditional authority structure of parenting conflicts with the equality required for genuine philosophical inquiry.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined student — Periagoge as learning philosophy?”

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