The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher




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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 phiContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Rarely have I come across such a thought-provoking book. The 100 interesting and mind-boggling - sometimes even otherworldly - questions make me reexamine my logical thinking. What's especially praiseworthy about this book is that it's not all about rationality. It makes references to other consider ... (continue)
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Very, very interesting and inspiring. Even if you're not that interested in ethics or philosophical problems at large you may like to see this book as a collection of everyday problems and dilemma illustrated with sound reasonings. It's not a Q&A, but it can lead you to carry on a reasonable and str ... (continue)
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No ordinary book. When you read a book you usually expect to learn more when you finish it. But after finishing this Pig, I was only to find that I actually know less!
This book really can be considered a treasure house of dilemmas that can help you find the flaw in your own philosophical syst ... (continue)
八足 said on Jan 27, 2008 | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Paperback 336 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0452287448
- ISBN-13: 9780452287440
- Publisher: Plume
- Pub date: Jun 27, 2006
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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Food for thought
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, and Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments by Julian Baggini 256pp, Granta, £14.99 Do you remember having a rather disturbed night's sleep about a month ago? That was the night I stole your brain. After landing my flyin ... (read full critics)