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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... example , the 1994 massacre of Rwandan Tutsis by the Hutu Inter- ahamwe and Impuzamugambi militia was evil from the point of view of your culture but not evil from the point of view of the Hutus , and there is no sense in which one ...
... example , the 1994 massacre of Rwandan Tutsis by the Hutu Inter- ahamwe and Impuzamugambi militia was evil from the point of view of your culture but not evil from the point of view of the Hutus , and there is no sense in which one ...
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... example , " except in self- defense " might seem reasonable , but this would mean an army could fight only when attacked and could never risk civilian casualties . One also has to be careful that the " except " clause is thought - out ...
... example , " except in self- defense " might seem reasonable , but this would mean an army could fight only when attacked and could never risk civilian casualties . One also has to be careful that the " except " clause is thought - out ...
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... example , imagine I am in a shop , deciding whether to buy one of two coats . If one believes in fate or destiny , then it must be true that it is inevitable which coat I buy . In which case , when I stand before them , choosing , it ...
... example , imagine I am in a shop , deciding whether to buy one of two coats . If one believes in fate or destiny , then it must be true that it is inevitable which coat I buy . In which case , when I stand before them , choosing , it ...
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