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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... agree with them . George W. Bush Clint Eastwood once memorably said , " Opinions are like ass- holes - everybody has ... agree or dis- agree . At this stage it is important that you simply mark your answers as you go along or jot them ...
... agree with them . George W. Bush Clint Eastwood once memorably said , " Opinions are like ass- holes - everybody has ... agree or dis- agree . At this stage it is important that you simply mark your answers as you go along or jot them ...
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... agree or disagree 100 % , but almost always you will tend more toward one answer than the other . If you're not sure , select the response that is closest to your opinion . If you really have no opinion at all , it's time you got one ...
... agree or disagree 100 % , but almost always you will tend more toward one answer than the other . If you're not sure , select the response that is closest to your opinion . If you really have no opinion at all , it's time you got one ...
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... 9 The possession of drugs for personal use should be decriminalized . 10 There exists an all - powerful , loving and good God . Agree Disagree 11 The Second World War was a just war . 7 THE PHILOSOPHICAL HEALTH CHECK.
... 9 The possession of drugs for personal use should be decriminalized . 10 There exists an all - powerful , loving and good God . Agree Disagree 11 The Second World War was a just war . 7 THE PHILOSOPHICAL HEALTH CHECK.
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... discriminate positively in favor of a person as recompense for harms done to him / her in the past . Agree Disagree 21 Alternative and complementary medicines are as valuable as mainstream 8 DO YOU THINK WHAT YOU THINK YOU THINK ?
... discriminate positively in favor of a person as recompense for harms done to him / her in the past . Agree Disagree 21 Alternative and complementary medicines are as valuable as mainstream 8 DO YOU THINK WHAT YOU THINK YOU THINK ?
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... be allowed to increase taxes sharply to save lives in the developing world . 30 The future is fixed ; how one's life unfolds is a matter of destiny . Agree Disagree How to score Under each heading T1 - T15 , 9 THE PHILOSOPHICAL HEALTH ...
... be allowed to increase taxes sharply to save lives in the developing world . 30 The future is fixed ; how one's life unfolds is a matter of destiny . Agree Disagree How to score Under each heading T1 - T15 , 9 THE PHILOSOPHICAL HEALTH ...
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