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The Pig That Wants to be Eaten; And Ninety-nine Other Thought Experiments
by Baggini, Julian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1862077487
- ISBN 13
- 9781862077485
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Granta Books, London, 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Preface by author, acknowledgements, a note on sources and index. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. 100 thought experiments / conundrums to wrestle with. Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a hint of creasing to the top dustwrapper edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XIII, [1] 306 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Philosophy; ISBN: 1862077487. ISBN/EAN: 9781862077485. Inventory No: 0286664. . 9781862077485
Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286664
- Title
- The Pig That Wants to be Eaten; And Ninety-nine Other Thought Experiments
- Author
- Baggini, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 1862077487
- ISBN 13
- 9781862077485
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Philosophy, thought experiments, conundrums Philosophy; Unbranded ISBN: 1862077487 EAN: 9781862077485 Baggini, Julian The Pig That Wants to be Eaten; And Ninety-nine Other Thought Experiments
- Bookseller catalogs
- philosophy;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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