Do You Think What You Think You Think?: The Ultimate Philosophical HandbookExplore the gray areas in your gray matter with philosophical brainteasers from armchair philosopher and bestselling author of The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, Julian Baggini. Is your brain ready for a thorough philosophical health check? Julian Baggini, the author of the international bestseller The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, and his fellow founding editor of The Philosopher's Magazine Jeremy Stangroom have some thought-provoking questions about your thinking: Is what you believe coherent and consistent, or a jumble of contradictions? If you could design a God, what would He, She, or It be like? And how will you fare on the tricky terrain of ethics when your taboos are under the spotlight? Do You Think What You Think You Think features a dozen philosophical quizzes guaranteed to make armchair philosophers uncomfortably shift in their seats. Fun, challenging, and surprising, this book will enable you to discover the you you never knew you were. |
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... human nature can be traced back to him . Of all these , perhaps the greatest is the " incorrigibili- ty of the mental " : the belief that we cannot be mistaken about the contents of our own minds . I think I feel pain , so I do feel ...
... human nature can be traced back to him . Of all these , perhaps the greatest is the " incorrigibili- ty of the mental " : the belief that we cannot be mistaken about the contents of our own minds . I think I feel pain , so I do feel ...
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... human nature can be traced back to him. Of all these, perhaps the greatest is the “incorrigibility of the mental”: the belief that we cannot be mistaken about the contents of our own minds. I think I feel pain, so I do feel pain, and ...
... human nature can be traced back to him. Of all these, perhaps the greatest is the “incorrigibility of the mental”: the belief that we cannot be mistaken about the contents of our own minds. I think I feel pain, so I do feel pain, and ...
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... human ends . 25 Michelangelo is one of history's finest artists . 26 Individuals have sole rights over their own bodies . 27 Acts of genocide stand as a testament to man's ability to do great evil . 28 The Holocaust is a historical ...
... human ends . 25 Michelangelo is one of history's finest artists . 26 Individuals have sole rights over their own bodies . 27 Acts of genocide stand as a testament to man's ability to do great evil . 28 The Holocaust is a historical ...
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... human life ? This tension arises when someone agrees that The right to life is so fundamental that financial considerations are irrelevant in any effort to save lives but disagrees that Governments should be allowed to increase taxes ...
... human life ? This tension arises when someone agrees that The right to life is so fundamental that financial considerations are irrelevant in any effort to save lives but disagrees that Governments should be allowed to increase taxes ...
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... human action , but much is also due to natural caus- es , such as disease , flood or famine . In all cases , God could stop it , yet he does not . Attempts to explain this apparent contradiction are known as " theodicies " and many have ...
... human action , but much is also due to natural caus- es , such as disease , flood or famine . In all cases , God could stop it , yet he does not . Attempts to explain this apparent contradiction are known as " theodicies " and many have ...
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