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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher

The author presents 100 thought experiments which pose a problem in a vivid and concrete way, and invites the reader to think about possible answers for him/herself. Experiments cover identity, religion, art, ethics, language, knowledge and many more. Baggini offers some ways of approaching each problem.

Genre
humor
Setting
2000s
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 306 pages

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