Published: 4 March 2010
Paperback, B Format
129x198mm, 256 pages
ISBN: 9781847081285
£8.99
The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten
And Ninety Nine Other Thought Experiments
Overview
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.
About the author
JULIAN BAGGINI is the editor and co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine. His books include Do You Think What You Think You Think? (with Jeremy Stangroom), What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life and the best-selling The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten, all published by Granta Books. His latest book, The Ego Trick was published in 2011. More about the author
