The pig that wants to be eaten

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The author presents 100 thought experiments, and invites the reader to think about possible answers. Experiments cover identity, religion, art, ethics, language, knowledge and many more. Baggini offers some ways of approaching each problem.

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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 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. 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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Weight 0.246 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.8 × 2 cm
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Paperback

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English

Edition
Dewey

107.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K