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What More Philosophers Think
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Following on from the success of the first edition of What Philosophers Think, this second edition brings together a collection of interviews with some of the world's most important and influential philosophers and intellectuals and leading figures in the arts and politics, including: Bernard Williams - Onora O'Neill - Philippa Foot - Philip Pullman - Bhikhu Parekh - Slavoj Žižek - AC Grayling - Igor Alexander - Alexander McCall Smith - Daniel Dennett - Oliver Letwin The interviews - all revised and expanded from The Philosopher's Magazine - cover a wide range of issues and offer a unique insight into the minds behind the great ideas of today. Always lively, provocative and accessible, these interviews get to the heart of today's most vital questions.
Table of Contents
Preface
Oliver Letwin - On politics and philosophy
Roundtable - On September 11
Roundtable - On security and 'the war on terror'
Ted Honderich - On terrorism and punishment
Bhikhu Parekh - On multiculturalism
Slavoj Žižek - On multiculturalism, pluralism and tolerance
Onora O'Neill - On trust and autonomy
Anthony Grayling - On philosophy and public understanding
Mary Warnock - On making babies
Philippa Foot - On goodness
The Soho Symposium - On love
Bernard Williams - On truth and truthfulness
Robert M Pirsig - On the Metaphysics of Quality
Alexander McCall Smith - On philosophy and the novel
Philip Pullman - On writing for children
Igor Aleksander - On artificial intelligence
Product details
| Published | 31 May 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780826493002 |
| Imprint | Continuum |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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