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. INDICE: 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
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957632-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 12/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés