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Philosophy Bites
David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton
272 pages
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196x129mm
978-0-19-957632-6
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Hardback
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12 August 2010
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- Features an excellent line-up of philosophers from Britain and North America
- The dialogues offer lively, personal views of philosophy
- Will communicate philosophy to a broad readership
Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine, sport, tragedy - all human life is here.
Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. It has, to date, had 7 million downloads, and is listened to all over the world.Readership: Readers at all levels with an interest in philosophy
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David Edmonds, Oxford University, BBC, and Nigel Warburton, Open University Contributors:
Anthony Appiah, Princeton University
Simon Blackburn, University of Cambridge and University of North Carolina
Alain de Botton
Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley
John Cottingham, Reading University
Tim Crane, University of Cambridge
Don Cupitt, University of Cambridge
David Edmonds, University of Oxford, BBC
Miranda Fricker, Birkbeck, University of London
Anthony Grayling, Birkbeck, University of London
Will
Kymlicka, Queen's University Ontario
Stephen Law, Heythrop College, University of London
Derek Matravers, Open University
Hugh Mellor, University of Cambridge
Adrian Moore, University of Oxford
Alexander Nehamas, Princeton University
Alex Neill, Southampton University
David Papineau, King's College London
Anne Phillips, London School of Economics
Michael Sandel, Harvard University
Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford
Peter Singer, Princeton University
Barry C. Smith, Birkbeck, University of London
Barry Stroud, University of California, Berkeley
Nigel Warburton, Open University
Keith Ward, University of Oxford
Tim Williamson, University of Oxford
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"It affords many valuable insights into ethical issues." - Western Daily Press, 27.11.10 "As introductions to philosophy go, these bite-size dialogues add up to a surprisingly substantial whole." - Publishers Weekly "This thoughtful and highly readable collection of conversations with philosophers...displays an admirable grasp of a variety of issues." - Publishers Weekly
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Introduction
David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton: What is Philosophy?
ETHICS
1: Julian Savulescu on 'Yuk!'
2: Simon Blackburn on Moral Relativism
3: Peter Singer on Animals
4: Michael Sandel on Genetic Enhancement in Sport
5: Alexander Nehamas on Friendship
POLITICS
6: Anthony Appiah on Cosmopolitanism
7: Miranda Fricker on Credibility and Discrimination
8: Anne Phillips on Multiculturalism
9: Will Kymlicka on Minority Rights
10: Wendy Brown on Tolerance
METAPHYSICS AND MIND
11: Adrian Moore on Infinity
12: David Papineau on Scientific Realism
13: Barry Stroud on Scepticism
14: Hugh Mellor on Time
15: Tim Crane on Mind and Body
16: Tim Williamson on Vagueness
AESTHETICS
17: Derek Matravers on the Definition of Art
18: Alain de Botton on the Aesthetics of Architecture
19: Barry C. Smith on Wine
20: Alex Neill on the Paradox of Tragedy
GOD, ATHEISM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
21: Don Cupitt on Non-Realism About God
22: John Cottingham on The Meaning of Life
23: Stephen Law on The Problem of Evil.
24: Keith Ward on Eastern and Western Idealism
25: Anthony Grayling on Atheism
Further Reading
Notes on Contributors
Index
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