Julian Baggini presents 100 of the most interesting thought experiments: short scenarios which pose a problem in a vivid and concrete way, and invites the reader to think about possible answers for him/herself. Experiments cover identity, religion, art, ethics, language, knowledge and many more. In every case, Baggini sets the problem up for the reader, and then offers some ways of approaching it. There are rarely 'right' or 'wrong' answers (though some answers are better than others), but the real point is in the exploration of the question. From Zeno's paradox to Groundhog Day (how do you make sense of a life of eternal recurrence?), via the pig that wants to be eaten (so should you eat him?), Plato's cave, Minority Report (is it right to punish people for what they are going to do, but haven't yet done?), and an American Werewolf in London (how can we tell whether we are awake or dreaming?), this book makes philosophy not only mind-stretching but also entertaining.
Julian Baggini is the editor and co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine. He writes regularly for the Guardian, Independent and Independent on Sunday, Prospect and the TES, and has appeared on Nightwaves and In Our Time. He is the author of several books on philosophy, including What's It All About? Philosophy and the Meaning of Life (Granta), Making Sense: Philosophy Behind the Headlines (OUP) and Atheism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP).
当一头经过基因改造、既能讲话又希望自己被吃掉的猪站在素食主义者马克斯面前时,他不再能肯定是不是应该吃了它。《一头想要被吃掉的猪》里还有99个诸如此类的“思想实验”:从动物尊严到个人意识,从政治的目标到道德选择,不一而足。 朱利安·巴吉尼总是先安排了一段情境—...
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评分不好意思扫他人的兴,所以以下是我边看边吐槽的记录(x_x;) 绪论 1.不苟同为了思考而考虑所有因素,太累了,也太难了,思而不学则殆,现在于我扩大知识面优先级高于思考深度,摘着看是对这本书最大的尊重; 2.吃鸡的问题类似奇葩说的恶劣天气点外卖辩论 正片 1.第一观感:杂...
评分每个故事都能引人深思! 哲学家的存在意义是为了什么呢?Science让人类的生活过得更好、更方便、更健康,但是Philosophy有什么意义呢? 活得聪明一点,是不是一定会比活得糊涂一点更好? 这我不知道。 我只知道思辨的过程非常好玩!因此我把这本书看作是在介绍哲学家之中非常...