Ludwig and the Rhinoceros
Noemi Schneider, Golden Cosmos (illustrator), translated by Marshall Yarbrough
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“It simply cannot be proven that there is not a rhinoceros in the room”. This is a fun picture book with striking illustrations, reimagining the encounter between Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein when Wittgenstein refused to admit that it was certain that there was no rhinoceros in the room. Here, the argument of philosophical enquiry is reframed in a simple narrative around a child’s imagination. Many a parent will recognise the situation: an argumentative young child and an exasperated father who is, of course, unable to prove a negative. The perfect bedtime story for philosophers young and old.
Ages 3-6
