The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten - 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher (Paperback)

Both entertaining and startling, "The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten" offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas. Taking examples from sources as diverse as Plato and Steven Spielberg, author Julian Baggini presents abstract philosophical issues in concrete terms, suggesting possible solutions while encouraging readers to draw their own conclusions:

Lively, clever, and thought-provoking, "The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten" is a portable feast for the mind that is sure to satisfy any intellectual appetite. BACKCOVER: aThinking again is what this taut, incisive, bullet-hard book is dedicated to promoting.a
"aThe Sunday Times" (London)
aThis book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its athought experimentsa while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported out of rush-hour hell.a
"aNew Statesman"

General

Imprint:	Plume Books
Country of origin:	India
Release date:	June 2006
First published:	July 2006
Authors:	Julian Baggini
Dimensions:	203 x 134 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	306
ISBN-13:	978-0-452-28744-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Puzzles & quizzes > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	0-452-28744-8
Barcode:	9780452287440

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