The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

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Hardcover, 256 pages

Published July 7, 2005 by Granta Books.

ISBN:
978-1-86207-748-5
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OCLC Number:
224402485

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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. BACKCOVER: “Thinking again is what this taut, incisive, bullet-hard book is dedicated to promoting.”—The Sunday Times (London)“This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its ‘thought experiments’ while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported out of rush-hour hell.”—New Statesman

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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten offers one hundred philosophical thought-experiments. To get the most out of it, you might want to pull it out and discuss a thought-experiment with some friends because the book doesn't do much more than present the thought-experiments one after the other.

Boring…

Dry (and weirdly conservative, thanks old British guy). Not sure this book is worth much if you read it from start to finish on your own (like I did).

Depending on what kind of parties you like to throw, I’d suggest gathering some philosophically minded friends, flipping to a random page, explaining the thought experiment and discussing it as a group. Otherwise you'll have a hard time getting your money's worth out of this book.

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  • Philosophy