Pig That Wants to be Eaten: And 99 Other Thought Experiments - Brossura

Baggini, Julian

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ISBN 10: 1862078556 ISBN 13: 9781862078550

Casa editrice: Granta Books, 2006

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Julian Baggini presents 100 thought experiments: short scenarios which pose a problem in a vivid and concrete way, and invites the reader to think about possible answers for him/herself. Experiments cover identity, religion, art, ethics, language, knowledge and many more. From "Zeno's Paradox" to "Groundhog Day" (how do you make sense of a life of eternal recurrence?), via "The Pig that Wants to be Eaten" (so should you eat him?), "Plato's Cave", "Minority Report" (is it right to punish people for what they are going to do, but haven't yet done?), and an "American Werewolf in London" (how can we tell whether we are awake or dreaming?), this book makes philosophy not only mind-stretching but also entertaining.

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• Editore: Granta Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1862078556
• ISBN 13: 9781862078550
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 256