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What Philosophers Think
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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What Philosophers Think
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Dr Julian Baggini
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Edited by Jeremy Stangroom
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Western philosophy from c 1900 to now |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780826484741
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| Classifications | Dewey:190 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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| Publication Date |
20 March 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
What does evolution mean today? Do we have free will? How is technology changing the way we understand life? Where is God? Does art have a value? Is science the new philosophy? What are the ethics of making war? How does language hold meaning? Is freedom possible? These are only some of the questions addressed in What Philosophers.
Author Biography
Julian Baggini is co-editor (with Jeremy Stangroom) of The Philosophers' Magazine (www.philosophers.co.uk), Great Thinkers A-Z (2004) and New British Philosophy: The Interviews (2002). He is also the author of The Pig That Wants to be Eaten and What's It All About? Philosophy and the Meaning of Life (both Granta, 2005). Jeremy Stangroom is the author of the international bestseller Einstein's Riddle and its sequels. His writing has also appeared in the Guardian, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Daily Telegraph, and elsewhere. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.
Reviews"The interviews are fun, informative, and easy to read. More importantly, they prove that philosophical questions that may sometimes seem to abstract and distant from everyday life to matter can have a large impact on how one chooses to live one's live....the end result is a voume that is both relaxing and stimulating."-Philosophy in Review, Dec 2003
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