The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

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ISBN: 9780452287440
author: Julian Baggini
publishing house: Plume
publication date: 2006 -6
binding: Paperback
price: USD 16.00
number of pages: 336

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100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher

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Both entertaining and startling, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas. Taking examples from sources as diverse as Plato and Steven Spielberg, author Julian Baggini presents abstract philosophical issues in concrete terms, suggesting possible solutions while encouraging readers to draw their own conclusions: Lively, clever, and thought-provoking, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten is a portable feast for the mind that is sure to satisfy any intellectual appetite.

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