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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

  • 3.5 (6 ratings) ·
  • 130 Want to read
  • 15 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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306

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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
in English
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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
July 7, 2005, Granta Books
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The pig that wants to be eaten: 100 experiments for the armchair philosopher
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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

Edition Notes

Dr. Geroge Hole

Originally published: 2005.

Includes index.

Published in
London
Genre
Problems, exercises, etc.
Other Titles
Dr. George Hole

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 306 p. :
Number of pages
306

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OL22861374M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
1862078556
ISBN 13
9781862078550
Goodreads
598689

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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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