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Price: $17.95

Format:
Hardback 272 pp.
129 mm x 196 mm

ISBN-10:
0199576327

ISBN-13:
9780199576326

Publication date:
September 2010

Imprint: OUP UK

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Philosophy Bites

Dr. David Edmonds and Dr. Nigel Warburton

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 5 million downloads, and is listened to all over the world.

The world's leading philosophers discuss favourite topics on the popular website philosophybites.com.

Readership : Readers at all levels with an interest in philosophy.

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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David Edmonds is a documentary maker for the BBC World Service: he has made programmes in around 60 countries, and has won many awards. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Wittgenstein's Poker, written with John Eidinow (short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award, translated into twenty five languages, and an international best seller) Bobby Fischer Goes To War, (translated into a dozen languages and was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson prize) and Rousseau's Dog about the relationship between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. David received a First Class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and then took the B.Phil. in philosophy. He has a PhD in philosophy from the Open University. He has held fellowships from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. He is currently a Research Associate at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University and a Contributing Editor for Prospect Magazine. Nigel Warburton is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University and author of several introductory philosophy books, including the bestselling Philosophy: The Basics (4th ed.) and Philosophy: The Classics (3rd ed.). He also regularly teaches courses on aesthetics at Tate Modern and writes a monthly column 'Everyday Philosophy' for Prospect Magazine (UK). He runs several weblogs including Virtual Philosopher (ww.virtualphilosopher.com) and Art and Allusion (www.artandallusion.com).

Think - Simon Blackburn

Special Features

  • 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.