The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher

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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 encouragi...more

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Published June 27th 2006 by Plume (first published July 5th 2005)

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Dec 17, 2008 Aerin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction, philosophy, well-that-was-awesome

This book had me, at many points while reading it, questioning the reality of reality. Oh, philosophy. Who needs mind-altering drugs when you can just read some of the crazy shit Descartes came up with, or Hume?

This book struck a nice balance between pointy-headedness and understandability - there were a lot of interesting references to classic philosophers, but it was still a very easy read. There are 100 short chapters, each starting with a thought experiment, followed up by a few pages of dis...more

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Moira Russell 'Who needs mind-altering drugs when you can just read some of the crazy shit Descartes came up with, or Hume?'

AHAHAAH YEAH. That was really just about...more
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David Katzman yes, Manny - there are plenty of sci fi examples of your "consciousness" teleporting along with the body, but that begs the question of what is consci...more
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Mar 14, 2010 David rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

I thought this deserved 3.5 stars, but I'm perfectly happy to round up to 4 on the grounds that it was entertaining, thought-provoking, unpretentious and well-executed. Other reviewers have faulted it for lacking philosophical depth, but really - what could they have been expecting? The author makes no pretences, and the format of the book couldn't be clearer. It is what it sets out to be - 100 brief "philosophy" puzzles, each following a strict 3-page format, in which the puzzle/paradox/point o...more I thought this deserved 3.5 stars, but I'm perfectly happy to round up to 4 on the grounds that it was entertaining, thought-provoking, unpretentious and well-executed. Other reviewers have faulted it for lacking philosophical depth, but really - what could they have been expecting? The author makes no pretences, and the format of the book couldn't be clearer. It is what it sets out to be - 100 brief "philosophy" puzzles, each following a strict 3-page format, in which the puzzle/paradox/point of contention is described in the first page, then discussed (or resolved in those cases where resolution is possible) in the remaining two pages.

So, yeah, that format doesn't afford much scope for teasing out an issue in great depth. But it works better than you might think. Different vignettes can be used to approach a given theme from different angles and Baggini revisits his more interesting themes several times throughout the book (each chapter cross-references others that are loosely related). I don't necessarily fault an author for having a gimmick - sometimes it's an unhelpful distraction, but sometimes it can provide a kind of structure that turns out to be entirely beneficial. This book was an illustration of how a constraint can be useful - the 3-page limit helped keep things focused.

How well the book turns out is, of course, critically dependent on two factors:
1. How smart and interesting are the scenarios chosen for inclusion?
2. How good is the author at exposition? (which has a whole number of subdimensions - is his style academic? dull? accessible? sloppy? clear? irritating? credible? condescending? humorous?)

Baggini acquits himself well on both counts. Though he doesn't quite manage to pull off the folksy humor to which he aspires, his style is brisk, without condescension and free of annoying tics. More importantly, he is effective at hitting a decent balance in tone between the academic and the popular.

The selection of thought experiments was better than I had anticipated. Obviously, they're not all going to be winners - for instance, I personally no longer find anything even remotely interesting in Zeno's paradox, Buridan's ass, other people's famous inability to grasp the fact that coins and roulette wheels don't have a memory, the notion that living forever would suck all the joy out of life, or the inability to know how another person perceives color. But I do have a definite weakness for questions pertaining to ethical and moral choice, so those vignettes kept me entertained for hours. In general, the author covers the major bases - consciousness, perception, reality, pain, empathy, morality and ethics. For me, the most interesting scenarios were those which explored the nuances of moral responsibility in various hypothetical (but very concrete) settings.

What sealed the fourth star were the chapters that nudged me out of my comfort zone. For example, the scenarios which addressed our stewardship of the environment and the ethical treatment of animals captured and held my attention. The book's format favors concrete, crisply formulated, scenarios - the kind that you find yourself thinking about days later. Many don't have an obvious 'right' answer, in these cases Biaggini is smart enough not to try to provide one - he just wants to get you thinking about this stuff. At his most effective, he's almost demonically successful - for the last two days I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to come up with a convincing argument to dispel the notion that I'm suspended in a pod of amniotic fluid with a computer feeding me all the necessary stimuli needed to make me think my virtual reality is 'actual' reality.

Whimper...

There are limits, however. Despite the cogency of the arguments presented as ethical justification for eating our deceased family pets, Boris and Natasha need have no fear*. The crockpot and the Foreman grill have no role in their future.

*: Sadly, I understand all too well that this is the kind of sentimental foolishness to which we humans are susceptible. I have no illusions about the kitties' behavior should I drop dead and leave them unfended for. The transition from living food provider to dead food source would, I imagine, be rapid.

But I digress. The bottom line is that I enjoyed this book quite a bit more than I had expected to -- the author's particular gimmick actually worked out pretty well.(less)

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Jan 24, 2013 Scotty rated it 5 of 5 stars

Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten? The Pig That Wants to be Eaten by Julian Baggini is a very intriguing book centered on moral philosophy. The book also questions whether thinking morally or thinking rationally would be more acceptable given a number of situations. On top of that, Baggini writes the book in a way that makes the reader question their morality and own thoughts. Baggini writes in reflection of thought experiments. These are obscure stories that isolate the real worl...more

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Feb 02, 2011 Victoria rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Budding philosophers

Recommended to Victoria by: Rachael Elward

Shelves: non-fiction, philosophy, read-in-2011

This book was a Christmas gift from an old friend who clearly knows me well. Despite having studied philosophy reasonably intensively in the past, this little book of thought experiments was both entertaining and engaging. One of the things that I love about philosophy is that it can be read and understood at many different levels and this book is no exception. Baggini has taken 100 famous philosophical conundrums, re-written them in his own words and then added a brief discussion of the topic...more This book was a Christmas gift from an old friend who clearly knows me well. Despite having studied philosophy reasonably intensively in the past, this little book of thought experiments was both entertaining and engaging. One of the things that I love about philosophy is that it can be read and understood at many different levels and this book is no exception. Baggini has taken 100 famous philosophical conundrums, re-written them in his own words and then added a brief discussion of the topic at hand. These can be used at face value, as short sharp ideas that you may not have thought about before or as a starting block for more serious thought and contemplation. In this way, the book will suit all levels of philosophical ability, from beginners to the more advanced.

This book has been widely criticised for lacking in philosophical depth and in some ways, this could be seen to be true. Debates that have gone on for centuries are summed up in just a few pages. However, it very clearly is not meant to be a deep philosophical work but rather, an accessible overview of some of the most famous, most potent and longest-running problems in philosophical history. They are not meant to be deep evaluation in themselves but rather, a springboard for great discussion – they are the thought experiments, the results and consequences of which are found within the reader rather than in what is being read: which brings me back to the issue of philosophical depth. The depth depends on what is put into it from a reader’s point of view and the experiments are not intended to be read passively. Surely the depth is derived from the reader (or thinker if you will) rather than from the issues in themselves – you get out of it what you put in to it. I believe that Baggini intended to hold up a mirror, that he is the messenger and is showing these problems for the reader to work on themselves.

One thing that Baggini does do particularly well is to make old and often stuffy philosophical ideas more relevant to modern society and more easily accessible than other long, stodgy works of philosophy. He does this by re-working the concepts into relevant tales, referencing characters from television, books and films as well as modern technology such as televisions, automatic weaponry and virtual reality computers. A good example of this re-hashing is when he turns the old adage “if a tree falls in a forest and no-one is around to hear it, does it make a noise?” into a tale of aliens, movies and unusual sensory experiences.

Overall, this book is an excellent starting point for a budding philosopher that leaves out all the usual stodge and gives a wide-ranging view of many different schools of thought and ideas. The book is also a lovely little trip down memory lane if you are a more advanced philosopher, taking a fresh look at all those old conundrums that got you interested in philosophy in the first place. On top of this, it is just plain entertaining.

Well recommended.
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Jan 10, 2009 Mike rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who never took philosophy in college

Shelves: philosophy

This book endeavors to present 100 mind-puzzles from the world of philosophy, each with a small narrative to introduce the idea followed by a short discussion of the principles involved. The book is wide-ranging, covering many classic philosophic concepts (Zeno's paradox, Pascal's wager, theodicy, the gambler's fallacy) and areas (the roots of identity, sensation and perception, fairness, the basis for ethics, the theory of meaning and language, etc.)

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Jul 16, 2009 G marked it as to-read

A edição original inglesa deste livro leva o título de 'O porco que quer ser comido' e refere-se a um dos cem jogos de pensamentos propostos pelo autor. Do paradoxo de Zenão à teoria de Nietzsche do eterno retorno, passando pelo paradoxo do restaurante indiano e a caverna de Platão, utilizando exemplos vivos e pitorescos de filmes como 'Laranja Mecânica' e 'Minority Report', televisão, literatura e clássicos da filosofia, este livro faz com que a filosofia, além de expandir a mente, também seja...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Sidster rated it 2 of 5 stars

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This book is a fun introduction to the wide range of problems that philosophers tackle. I questioned a few of the author's claims and his account of Nietzsche's Over Man is faulted enough to make me reconsider the previous sections that I thought Baggini had misrepresented. His anti-deist approach might mislead prospective students of Philosophy to think that deism has no place in this discipline. I found Baggini solid in discussing a variety of ethical issues, and his accounts of the problems f...more

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Nov 19, 2008 Jtrockla rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was an entertaining book. Personally, I enjoy exercises in logic, so this was right up my alley. This isn't the type of book you can sit with and read through in an evening. True, the book is short and could be read very quickly...but reading it quickly would defeat the whole point. If you read a few of the experiments...and take the time to actually think about what is being proposed...you will find that you may have read 10-15 pages, but an hour could have easily passed.

This is a good bo...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Aries rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: antropologia, filosofia

Avendo avuto una preparazione scolastica estremamente tecnica e quindi piuttosto carente dal punto di vista "classico" ed essendo io, come forse si Ã¨ notato, molto curioso, sono stato sempre piuttosto affascinato dalla filosofia, combattutto tra il ritenerla un insieme di seghe mentali a raffica ed, invece, farmi rapire da qualche testo ad hoc.E' abbastanza naturale, quindi, che un libro come "Il maiale che vuole essere mangiato ed altri 99 esperimenti mentali" abbia attirato la mia attenzione....more

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Aug 07, 2011 Maria added it

Another one of those books I picked up randomly (this time at Sydney Airport) as I was taken by the idea of short, thought provoking snippets that challenge, but not too much ! Overall a mixed bag, some deep, some interesting, some a bit trivial (at least to me). One can zip through it very quickly without thinking too much or it can be quite the opposite. I was most drawn to existential questions and found myself reading & re-reading those chapters 5 or 6 times. Overall an enjoyable read, b...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Bill rated it 3 of 5 stars

Pithy and mostly thought provoking comments on some classical philosophical questions. Starts to feel over stretched and repetitive around 80 in, as the format doesn't allow for some of the questions that require more preamble to be introduced.

is it overly popularist? introduces the material but doesn't make recommendations for further study, its aim seems to be to amuse rather then to pull one into a more in-depth examination of the questions.

It was my book by the loo for some months, feels tha...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Daniel Wright rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: philosophy

This was without doubt an intriguing and mind-opening book. There probably aren't many better books in the pop-philosophy genre out there. Through a sequence of illustrations, Baggini gives a clear exposition to a wide range of philosophical issues and ethical dilemmas. Moreover, he usually recognises (though not explicitly) that the practice of philosophy is more about asking questions than giving doctrinaire answers.

The operative word in the previous sentence, though, is "usually". There is a...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Miguel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Baggini's collection of philosophical thought experiments, brain teasers that expose the reader to complicated philosophical problems through simple hypotheticals, is not a novel. Because the book is a collection of thought experiments and not a narrative, the five stars awarded to it are not the same as the five stars awarded to the book are not the same as five stars awarded to a literary classic. Still, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten is a phenomenal read.

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Apr 29, 2011 Maggie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction

In this book, Julian Baggini presents 100 thought experiments, questioning definitions, introducing paradoxes, posing ethical dilemmas, challenging assumptions and identifying fallacies. Each thought experiment is about three pages long, with an introduction in the form of a short, often out-of-this-world scenario that presents a dilemma, followed by a quick summary of the arguments in favour of either side of the dilemma. While he says in the preface that "Many lines of thought can be started f...more In this book, Julian Baggini presents 100 thought experiments, questioning definitions, introducing paradoxes, posing ethical dilemmas, challenging assumptions and identifying fallacies. Each thought experiment is about three pages long, with an introduction in the form of a short, often out-of-this-world scenario that presents a dilemma, followed by a quick summary of the arguments in favour of either side of the dilemma. While he says in the preface that "Many lines of thought can be started from this book. But none ends in it.", he does, on many occasions, make his stand on the issue clear and draws lessons learnt.

There has been criticism that this book is inadequate on many issues, but I am unfamiliar with philosophy beyond what I had to learn in school and Baggini appeared to me to have a way with words and a clarity of thought that allows him to set forth arguments clearly, concisely and interestingly. He uses trivial scenarios as analogies for broader problems and adds twists to common philosophical issues: Instead of "If a tree falls in a deserted forest, does it make a sound?", he asks "When a film is shown on Earth, does it make a smell?". With 100 scenarios, he manages to cover a wide range of issues, including identity, relationships, art, religion, death, terrorism, perception, ethics, logic, finances and free speech. He throws up unanswerable questions, and in trying to derive answers, I began to discover what is important to me. Some of his more interesting questions were:

1. What is it about infidelity that we dislike? Is it the turning to someone else or the turning away from us?
2. When God commands us to do what is good, is it good because God commands it, or does God command it because it is good?
3. If a machine can accurately predict our future actions based on our current brain signals, can we be said to have free will?
4. Do we consider some actions morally supererogatory (beyond what is expected) only to let ourselves off the hook?
5. When we do the morally right thing knowing that people will be harmed, are we engaging in moral self-indulgence?
6. Does thought cause action or does the same process that produces thought produce action?
7. Can suicide bombing as a last resort be a necessary heroic sacrifice?
8. True belief is knowledge with justification, but is any source so reliable that we know the information it gives is always true? If not, can we claim to know anything?
9. Since the environment will inevitably be damaged, could it be better to speed up production and damage the environment now to produce enough funds for future generations to cope with the damage?
10. Can true multiculturalism exist? Don't we need some people to stick to their own cultures so that we can appreciate those cultures?
11. Although I count myself a Christian, am I giving God minimal commitment just to save my soul?
12. Does art have value without people to appreciate it?
13. Appearances constitute things like colour, smell or taste, which may be perceived differently by different people. When these appearances are stripped away, what is left that can be called reality?

The book is not without its flaws. In some cases, I could not see what the dilemma was, and in other cases, Baggini missed out key arguments that would have significantly changed his conclusions. For example, in experiment #72, he argues that in giving humans rights over animals, we are guilty of specieism, yet he does not mention that there is arguably nothing wrong with that as specieism is a biological imperative. In addition, while he rightly chose to cover more complex issues multiple times, he often failed to give new insights in these subsequent presentations of the issues, such that the book got repetitive.

Baggini is an atheist, and while I appreciate a good criticism of God that allows me to question why I believe in Him, none of Baggini's arguments were able to do that. Rather, he showed ignorance about why people believe in God, and his failure to present and knock down these arguments weakened his own arguments. For example, in his statement that there is no tangible reason to believe in God (#45), he ignores the fact that many have actually tangibly felt God's presence. He criticises the harsh, unforgiving punishments God ordered on sinners in the Old Testament, but forgets that the message of forgiveness that Jesus brought in the New Testament negates the need for these punishments. He claims that it is "unpalatable" for believers who, unable to reconcile religion and rationality, have to bank on faith, but he forgets that there if I could rationalise and understand everything that God does, there would be no reason for me to accept or respect him as my God.(less)

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May 22, 2011 Yasmine Alfouzan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: nonfiction, philosophy, essays, 52-books

This book delivers what it promises: engaging 100 thought experiments that are a wonderful introduction to the most basic philosophical puzzles. It is a great read for anyone new to philosophy and those who feel overwhelmed by the history of philosophy and keep asking themselves, "Well, where do I start?"
I, being someone who knew about half of the things discussed in this book, did not feel that it's boring or stale since the author cleverly wrote out different hypothetical scenarios as an intr...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Jody Mena added it

Some very interesting conundrums to consider. I liked the problems themselves, but some of the observations on them seemed a bit biased, so I prefered to think on the problems themselves before reading the author's analysis of them. I really think I would have liked it better if only the thought problems themselves were presented, without the author's opinions, since in most cases, they are simply one person's opinion, but they have a tendency to influence one's critical thinking process.

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Feb 08, 2009 Gibb rated it 1 of 5 stars

I bought this as with 100 short one page 'thought experiments' it looked like Martin Cohen's book of 101 short 'Philosophy Problems'. And indeed there are a lot of similarites, but I found the style repetitious and in places, condescending. I don't think it's as 'funny' as it wants to appear (with the quirky title and cover) and it sure ain't going to teach anyone much philosophy. Triumph of marketing over content, I guess. Bit like 'Sophie's World', in that respect.

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Jun 19, 2012 Holmes rated it 5 of 5 stars

Rarely have I come across such a thought-provoking book. The 100 interesting and mind-boggling - sometimes even otherworldly - questions make me reexamine my logical thinking. What's especially praiseworthy about this book is that it's not all about rationality. It makes references to other considerations such as social responsibility and trust, and does it in a non-didactic way.

All in all, it's a wonderful book for people who like to think about thinking.

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Mar 15, 2009 Jason rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Someone standing in a bookstore with five minutes to kill

Recommended to Jason by: Wes B.

Amusing at times, but completely pointless at other times. Baggini's thought experiments seemed to repeat. He goes too far into "what if" land. Throughout the book he takes ideas from philosophers like Descartes and Plato and writers like Douglas Adams (hence the title) and Ray Bradbury and changes the philosopher's original scenario or vignette into his own version. I found this approach useless; I would have rather had the original at my fingertips.

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Jun 26, 2010 Jesse Winslow rated it 4 of 5 stars

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What an interesting little book. Great for people with short attention spans like me as each chapter is only about 2-4 pages long. Basically he takes 100 philosophical arguments and presents them in a new light, then explains where he got them from and why this idea is important. Very simple to read, but you'll find yourself thinking about each subject long after the book is down. A great book to share also as it's fun to talk about each argument.

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Aug 14, 2012 Fernando del Alamo rated it 4 of 5 stars

El título en castellano de este libro es "¿Se creen que somos tontos?: 100formas de detectar las falacias de los políticos y los medios de comunicación". Consiste en 100 frases que contienen una falacia dicha por alguien famoso (se supone) y a partir de ahí plantea una reflexión sobre dicha falacia. Bastante interesante, ameno y que da qué pensar. Tenéis el libro explicado con más detalle en mi blog http://www.historiasdelaciencia.com/?...

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Aug 17, 2010 Joseph rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I liked this, and some of the thought experiments were truly thought-provoking as described. However I felt that at times it was a bit too ... "mainstream"? Is that the word? I mean, I LOVED some of the experiments, but some of the scenarios used to explain them are about things like soap operas, .. I guess to cater to the mainstream not-too-bookish audience they were targeting? Anyway I just found it a bit irritating. But still liked the book

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Apr 10, 2011 Judith rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Scenarios that could actually happen...instead of the land of the Yes and the No knights
who say "yes" but it could mean "yes, what you say is false" instead of "yes, that's true."
I hated that one...grrr, still makes me mad after all these years.

Ahem...but these experiments are down-to-earth. I am fond of the "Picasso" one. I won't tell
you anything about it; you have to read it.

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Nov 11, 2012 Chris Bundy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am not quite finished with it yet but, so far, it is quite good. If you can keep your Christian beliefs (emotions) un-offended, you will enjoy this book. It is thought-provoking (intent of the author!) and a challenge for those of us who defend the faith. It can be used as a tool to study counter arguments using Scripture and logic. I highly recommend.

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Nov 05, 2012 Jay T. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thought-provoking, 4-star

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten by Julian Baggini

A random buy for me, found at a book sale and I’m glad I bought this book. Containing 100 philosophical experiments that the author does not answer, but gives you the chance to think and come to a conclusion of your own. This is a fact that I very much liked about this book. The many experiments contain issues ranging from moral to social, religions to politics, zombies to personal dilemmas and vegetarians verses meat. There is no need to be a smar...more

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Jul 31, 2012 Sean Bode rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Im not one to review a book i havent finished. Given the nature of this Conversation starter i couldnt help it. The book has modest claims. It tours philosophical dilemmas that trouble modern minds like a connoisour at a wine tasting. It knows its audiance too: Armchair philosophers. This has lead to many an entertaining debate for me. Enjoy!

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Mar 21, 2012 Ben rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What it lacks in depth it makes up for in accessibility. Drawing on everything from Confucius to Philip K. Dick, it's a good introduction to philosophy, and each scenario is accompanied by a little breakdown which elaborates on the themes and arguments and cracks open the ideas to get the reader thinking. Whilst not always as amusing as it thinks it is, the writing style is engaging and easy to understand. If you're already a thoughtful person, or have some experience with philosophy, then you'r...more

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Jun 04, 2010 Nikki rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, philosophy

Interesting set of scenarios. It's sometimes a bit... oversimplified, for me, although since I did philosophy in my first year of university, that's unsurprising. Sometimes it's a bit repetitive, too: I wouldn't say that there's 100 distinct problems here.

Easy enough to pick up and flick through as interests you.

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Dec 20, 2012 Heather Browning rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: philosophy

A fun glance at many of the most interesting puzzles and thought experiments in philosophy. As a philosophy student, many of these were familiar to me, but I still appreciated that they were entertaining and accessible. I enjoyed discussing the various ideas with my partner, gave us a lot to talk about on a long train ride and new perspectives on some old ideas.

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May 22, 2010 Ana Lopes added it

Traduzido no Brasil como "O Porco Filósofo" (impresso pela editora Damarã).
Baggini traz as discussões filosóficas - dos mais variados assuntos - para o nosso cotidiano.
Uma forma bem humorada de lidar com os questionamentos trazidos pelos filósofos mais clássicos.

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