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'GuardianIs it right to eat a pig that wants to be eatenAre 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. A collection of short,accessible philosophical quandaries to stimulate,challenge and entertain.'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 out of rush-hour hell'New Statesman
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Publisher: Granta BooksISBN: 9781847081285Number of pages: 256Weight: 226 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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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 thoughtThis 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 out of rush-hour hellThinking again is what this taut,incisive,bullet-hard book is dedicated to promotingAn eloquent and engaging introduction to the major philosophical quandariesAn engaging read...It's one to which I'll keep returning - whenever I feel like an argument and have nobody to argue withAn eloquent and engaging introduction to the major philosophical quandaries about identity,knowledge,morality and rationality.It is the best kind of popularising work: amusing enough to provide an easy way into difficult questions,but uncompromising in terms of the meanings deduced from the fablesBaggini frames various philosophical conundrums so that we focus on the nub of the matter without the extraneous considerations that complicate them in real life... helpfully cross- referenced and ideal for reading aloud
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