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An edition of The pig that wants to be eaten (2005)

The pig that wants to be eaten

and 99 other thought experiments

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.50 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 111 Want to read
  • 13 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

Presents 100 thought experiments, short scenarios that pose a moral or philosophical problem in a vivid and concrete way.

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Granta
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English
Pages
306

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Problems, exercises, Miscellanea, Philosophy, Games, Nonfiction, Ethics, Philosophy, miscellanea

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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
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The pig that wants to be eaten: and 99 other thought experiments
2006, Granta
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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
June 27, 2006, Plume
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The pig that wants to be eaten: 100 experiments for the armchair philosopher
2005, Plume
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The pig that wants to be eaten: and ninety-nine other thought experiments
2005, Granta
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The pig that wants to be eaten: and ninety-nine other thought experiments
2005, Granta
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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
July 7, 2005, Granta Books
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Table of Contents

Preface Page ix
Acknowledgements Page xii
A note on sources Page xiii
1. The evil demon Page 1 2. Beam me up… Page 4 3. The Indian and the ice Page 7 4. A byte on the side Page 10 5. The pig that wants to be eaten Page 13 6. Wheel of fortune Page 16 7. When no one wins Page 19 8. Good God Page 22 9. Bigger Brother Page 25 10. The veil of ignorance Page 28 11. The ship Theseus Page 31 12. Picasso on the beach Page 34 13. Black; white and red all over Page 37 14. Bank error in your favour Page 40 15. Ordinary heroism Page 43 16. Racing tortoises Page 46 17. The torture option Page 49 18. Rationality demands Page 52 19. Bursting the soap bubble Page 55 20. Condemned to life Page 58 21. Land of the Epiphens Page 61 22. The lifeboat Page 64 23. The beetle in the box Page 67 24. Squaring the circle Page 70 25. Buridan's an ass Page 73 26. Pain's remains Page 76 27. Duties done Page 79 28. The nightmare scenario Page 82 29. Life dependency Page 85 30. Memories are made of this Page 88 31. Just so Page 91 32. Free Simone Page 94 33. The free-speech booth Page 97 34. Don't blame me Page 100 35. Last resort Page 103 36. Pre-emptive justice Page 106 37. Nature the artist Page 109 38. I am a brain Page 112 39. The Chinese room Page 115 40. The rocking-horse winner Page 118 41. Getting the blues Page 121 42. Take the money and run Page 124 43. Future shock Page 127 44. Till death us do part Page 130 45. The invisible gardener Page 133 46. Amoebaesque Page 136 47. Rabbit! Page 139 48. Evil genius Page 142 49. The hole in the sum of the parts Page 145 50. The good bribe Page 148 51. Living in a vat Page 151 52. More or less Page 154 53. Double trouble Page 157 54. The elusive Page 160 55. Sustainable development Page 163 56. The total perspective vortex Page 166 57. Eating Tiddles Page 169 58. Divine command Page 172 59. The eyes have it Page 175 60. Do as I say, not as I do Page 178 61. Mozzarella moon Page 181 62. Think, therefore? Page 184 63. No know Page 187 64. Nipping the bud Page 190 65. Soul power Page 193 66. The forger Page 196 67. The poppadom paradox Page 199 68. Mad pain Page 202 69. The horror Page 205 70. An inspector calls Page 208 71. Life support Page 211 72. Free Percy Page 214 73. Being a bat Page 217 74. Water, water, everywhere Page 220 75. The ring of Gyges Page 223 76. Net head Page 226 77. The Scapegoat Page 229 78. Gambling on God Page 232 79. A Clockwork Orange Page 235 80. Hearts and Heads Page 238 81. Sense and Sensibility Page 241 82. The Freeloader Page 244 83. The Golden Rule Page 247 84. The Pleasure Principle Page 250 85. The Nowhere Man Page 253 86. Art for Art's Sake Page 256 87. Fair Inequality Page 259 88. Total Lack of Recall Page 262 89. Kill and Let Die Page 265 90. Something We Know Not What Page 268 91. No One Gets Hurt Page 271 92. Autogovernment Page 274 93. Zombies Page 277 94. The Sorites Tax Page 280 95. The Problem of Evil Page 283 96. Family First Page 286 97. Moral Luck Page 289 98. The Experience Machine Page 292 99. Give Peace a Chance? Page 295 100. The Nest Café Page 298 Index Page 301

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Dr. Geroge Hole

Originally published: 2005.

Includes index.

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Dr. George Hole

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306

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Work Description

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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