The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten by Julian Baggini – Thought-Provoking Philosophy Puzzles, Granta Books (2024 Paperback)

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‘Baggini offers us a tempting smorgasbord of some of the most baffling, weird and occasionally downright creepy scenarios ever envisaged… enjoy these mind-boggling tales from the outer limit of thought’ Guardian
Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten?
Are you really reading this book cover, or are you in a simulation?
If God is all-powerful, could he create a square circle?
Here are 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas – questions to leave you inspired, informed and scratching your head, dumbfounded.
A collection of short, accessible philosophical quandaries to stimulate, challenge and entertain.
‘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

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