Stretching Exercises for the Mind: A Philosophical Sort of Book

By Carolyn J Sweers

Stretching Exercises for the Mind is an attempt to lure people into philosophical thinking by posing a series of questions that call for reflection and discussion. My experiences as a teacher have confirmed over and over again that if people are asked the right questions, their own reflections will produce insights. This is something I learned from Socrates. The book has three parts. Part I is a series of questions for reflection and discussion. Part II is a set of classroom-tested exercises I have used to introduce people to the process of philosophical thinking. Part III has the same questions as Part I but with the addition of the author's responses. These are in no way final answers. Their purpose is simply to continue the conversation. My goal for the book is a modest one. If even one of these questions or exercises initiates a process of questioning and inspires the thoughtful mining of experience for insights, it will have been successful.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HJBKPCWL
• ISBN13: 9798182756266
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Carolyn J Sweers
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"