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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朱利安·巴吉尼(Julian Baggini),英国哲学家和作家,是《哲学家杂志》的共同创办者和主编,《卫报》、《独立报》和BBC撰稿人,也是BBC第4电台《在我们的时代》栏目的定期嘉宾。著作包括《哲学家在想什么》和《哲学和人生意义》等。
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科学是客观的、经验性的和定量的;而感觉经验,事实上所有的心理体验,都是主观的、实验性的和定性的。这个例子看来想要说的是,不管我们对这个世界的物理描述多么完备,它都不能捕捉我们心里所想的,就像哲学家们所说的,心理的不能划归为物理的。
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