Scott Hershovitz is director of the Law and Ethics Program and professor of law and philosophy at the University of Michigan. He holds a BA in philosophy and politics from the University of Georgia, a JD from Yale Law School, and a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Professor Hershovitz served as a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is married to Julie Kaplan, a social worker, whom he met at summer camp. They live in Ann Arbor with their two children, Rex and Hank.
In his witty and learned book Nasty, Brutish, and Short, Hershovitz
intertwines parenting and philosophy, recounting his spirited
arguments with his kids about infinity, morality, and the existence
of God, and teaching half a liberal arts curriculum along the
way
*New York Times Bestselling author of Shape*
This book will teach you how to transform the endless questions of
childhood into the endless wonder of philosophy
*Host and Executive Producer, Hi-Phi Nation podcast, Associate
Professor of Philosophy, Vassar College*
This delightful book is about philosophy and, ultimately, how to
better love your kids. Want to cherish them, respect them, help
them learn? Then join them in their natural wonderment and enjoy
the philosophical fun
*bestselling author of Assholes: A Theory and Professor of
Philosophy at UC Irvine*
This book made me laugh and also think hard, sometimes on the same
page. Highly recommended for anyone with kids, especially kids who
wonder 'Why?
*Emily Oster, bestselling author of The Family Firm*
Funny and fascinating. Prompted by conversations with his two young
sons, Scott Hershovitz walks us through some of philosophy's
stickiest questions: Does the universe go on forever? Can we really
know anything? Is it ok to use swear words? Should you take
revenge? Nasty, Brutish, and Short is an easy-to-read primer on how
to discuss these profound topics with children, and how to think
about them yourself.
*Pamela Druckerman, author of Bringing Up Bébé*
Hershovitz is a total delight--energetic, compassionate, patient,
wise, and very, very funny, even when he is talking about weighty
or difficult ideas. I'm grateful to have him as a model for how to
talk to my children and how to think alongside them.
*author of The Personality Brokers*
Thoroughly enjoyable ... fun anecdotes abound ... This sincere and
smart account puts to rest the idea that philosophy belongs in
academia's ivory tower
*Publisher’s Weekly (Starred Review)*
Equal parts hilarious (for years, Hank kept up a facade of not
knowing the alphabet to worry his dad) and profound (4-year-old
Rex: 'I think that, for real, God is pretend, and for pretend, God
is real') . . . clear and lively . . . A playful yet serious
introduction to philosophy.
*Kirkus*
An enormously rich and mind-expanding book, which anyone will gain
from reading, especially parents
*The Sunday Times*
Witty and self-deprecating, Nasty, Brutish, and Short explores the
wonder that young kids bring to their efforts to make sense of the
world - and what grown-ups can learn from it.
*The Christian Science Monitor*
Radical... Hershovitz highlights the ways your kids' sometimes
awesome and sometimes annoying questions make them tiny versions of
Socrates and Sartre ... The point of this book is not to provide a
code for living morally. Instead, it's about the process of
thinking philosophically
*Atlantic*
Vibrant, funny and provocative
*Times Literary Supplement*
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