Philosophy Bites - Rilegato

Edmonds, David; Warburton, Nigel

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ISBN 10: 0199576327 ISBN 13: 9780199576326

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2010

Riassunto

Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine, sport, tragedy - all human life is here.

Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. It has, to date, had 7 million downloads, and is listened to all over the world.

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Recensione:

It affords many valuable insights into ethical issues. (Western Daily Press, 27.11.10)

As introductions to philosophy go, these bite-size dialogues add up to a surprisingly substantial whole. (Publishers Weekly)

This thoughtful and highly readable collection of conversations with philosophers...displays an admirable grasp of a variety of issues. (Publishers Weekly)

L'autore:

David Edmonds is a documentary maker for the BBC World Service: he has made programmes in around 60 countries, and has won many awards. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Wittgenstein's Poker, written with John Eidinow (short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award, translated into twenty five languages, and an international best seller) Bobby Fischer Goes To War, (translated into a dozen languages and was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson prize) and Rousseau's Dog about the relationship between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. David received a First Class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and then took the B.Phil. in philosophy. He has a PhD in philosophy from the Open University. He has held fellowships from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. He is currently a Research Associate at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University and a Contributing Editor for Prospect Magazine.

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• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0199576327
• ISBN 13: 9780199576326
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272