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The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten: And 99 Other Thought Experiments
Julian Baggini
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Description for The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten: And 99 Other Thought Experiments
Paperback. Presents 100 thought experiments - short scenarios which pose a problem in a vivid and concrete way - and invites readers to think about possible answers for him/herself. This book includes experiments that cover identity, religion, art, ethics, language, knowledge and more. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 226.
'Baggini offers us a tempting smorgasbord of some of the most baffling, weird and occasionally downright creepy scenarios ever envisaged... Enjoy these mind-boggling tales from the outer limit of thought' Guardian Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten? Are you really reading this book cover, or are you in a simulation? If God is all-powerful, could he create a square circle? Here are 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas - questions to leave you inspired, informed and scratching your head, dumbfounded. ... Read more
'Baggini offers us a tempting smorgasbord of some of the most baffling, weird and occasionally downright creepy scenarios ever envisaged... Enjoy these mind-boggling tales from the outer limit of thought' Guardian Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten? Are you really reading this book cover, or are you in a simulation? If God is all-powerful, could he create a square circle? Here are 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas - questions to leave you inspired, informed and scratching your head, dumbfounded. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847081285
SKU
V9781847081285
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini's books include Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life, the bestselling The Pig that Wants to be Eaten, Do They Think You're Stupid?, The Ego Trick, The Virtues of the Table: How to Eat and Think, and Freedom Regained, all published by Granta Books. He has ... Read more
Reviews for The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten: And 99 Other Thought Experiments
Baggini offers us a tempting smorgasbord of some of the most baffling, weird and occasionally downright creepy scenarios ever envisaged... enjoy these mind-boggling tales from the outer limit of thought
Guardian
This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its "thought experiments" while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported ... Read more
Guardian
This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its "thought experiments" while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported ... Read more