The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments

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Granta, 2010 - Philosophy - 306 pages
Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten? Are you really reading this book cover, or are you in a simulation? If God is all-powerful, could he create a square circle? 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.

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The Pig that Wants to be Eaten: And Ninety-nine Other Thought Experiments
Julian Baggini
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Julian Baggini
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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments
Julian Baggini
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About the author (2010)

Julian Baggini's books include Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life, the bestselling The Pig that Wants to be Eaten, Do They Think You're Stupid?, The Ego Trick, The Virtues of the Table: How to Eat and Think, and Freedom Regained, all published by Granta Books. He has written for various newspapers, magazines, academic journals and think tanks. His website is microphilosophy.net.

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TitleThe Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments
AuthorJulian Baggini
Editionreprint
PublisherGranta, 2010
ISBN1847081282, 9781847081285
Length306 pages
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Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Philosophy / General
  
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