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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

By Julian Baggini

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| Hardcover | 9781862077485

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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)

    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)

    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 considerations such as social responsibility and trust, and does it in a non-didactic way.

    All in all, it's a wonderful book for people who like to think about thinking.

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    Holmes said on Nov 4, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 有沒有一些不可被懷疑的設準,而一切的推論也可由此設準而開始?

    如何判斷是否有同一之個我?

    經驗判斷的限制?

    是否應該吃食動物?

    最大的好處是否就是判斷是非的必要條件?

    這些皆為哲學的重要議題。每節不以此為標題,每節先節錄一名家的作品,並舉一事例,然後由此引申討論,正反意見互詰,從而排除錯誤尋找真實。

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    dasein said on Dec 23, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 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)

    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 strong discussion.

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    fruit said on Jun 17, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • a lot of armchair questions!

    Yet, don't take it too seriously ... it may bring you to some philosophical thinking, yet you need to go to the heart of the problem by reading some other serious stuff ... oversimplication is the risk you will take in reading this ...

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    Lau Siu Sang said on Feb 4, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 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)

    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 system. Invoke interest.
    But is merely the commencement.

    Also can be very helpful for LD debaters or other philosophy debaters. You just need to throw one of these dilemmas to your opponent and watch them falling into the trap.

    The only thing I don't like about the book is its categorization, or lack of it. The author seems to be seeking the atmosphere of relaxed "armchair" reading, as he arranged the articles in the book almost completely randomly.

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    八足 said on Jan 27, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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