The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten - by Julian Baggini (Paperback)

About the Book

Both entertaining and startling, this volume offers 100 philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas and encourage readers to draw their own conclusions.

Book Synopsis

In this captivating collection of philosophical puzzles, Julian Baggini serves up a mental feast that will leave you craving more.

The perfect gift for lovers of philosophy or mining intelligent ice-breaker topics for your next party, 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.

Review Quotes

"This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its 'thought experiments' while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported out of rush-hour hell."--New Statesman

About the Author

Julian Baggini is a philosopher and the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine and lives in England. Baggini has written for numerous newspapers and magazines including the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Prospect and the Guardian, as well as for the think tanks The Institute of Public Policy Research, Demos and Counterpoint.