The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten And Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments

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Publisher's Synopsis

'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

Book information

ISBN: 9781847081285
Publisher: Granta Publications
Imprint: Granta Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 107.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 306
Weight: 228g
Height: 198mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 21mm