The difference between a five-year-old with existential intelligence and a philosopher with existential intelligence is that philosophers are seriously engaged in addressing fundamental questions and exploring answers, whereas five-year-olds ask questions without paying much attention to the answers.
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Howard GardnerEvidence Quote
“the five year old doesn't pay too much attention to the answer whereas philosophers and other people who develop existential intelligence are really very interested in how we attack questions”
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8 Intelligences: Are You a Jack of All Trades or a Master of One? | Best of '16 | Big Think— Big ThinkCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:19:19 AM
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