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The Pig that Wants to Be Eaten : And 99+ Other Thought Experiments

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'Baggini offers us a tempting smorgasbord of some of the most baffling, weird and occasionally downright creepy scenarios ever envisaged... enjoy these mind-boggling tales from the outer limit of thought' GuardianIs it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten?Are you really reading this book cover, or are you in a simulation?

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Here are 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas - questions to leave you inspired, informed and scratching your head, dumbfounded.

A collection of short, accessible philosophical quandaries to stimulate, challenge and entertain. 'This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its "thought experiments" while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported out of rush-hour hell' New Statesman

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Granta Publications Ltd
1803510471 / 9781803510477
Paperback / softback
107.6
01/02/2024
United Kingdom
English
1 volume
20 cm
Originally published: 2005.