Is there a difference between solitude and loneliness? If so, what is it? Does having a friend mean never being lonely? Can you be lonely and with other people? Can you have solitude and be with other people? Do we have moral obligations to all other living creatures? Some of them? Some more than others? … Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
What makes a name a “perfect” name? Is there such a thing? Is any name perfect? Every name? What does it mean for something to be perfect? Is your name an important part of who you are? If you changed your name, would you change? Why do the other students tease Chrysanthemum? How do people … Chrysanthemum
Turtles don’t have teeth, but Albert says he has a toothache. Is Albert just imagining that he has a toothache? Is it possible for imaginary aches to hurt as much as real ones? Is it possible that Albert is pointing at a real ache, but not a toothache? Can we point to things and talk … Albert’s Impossible Toothache