David Edmonds: 16 books

In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, two men—the Soviet world chess champion Boris Spassky and his American challenger Bobby Fischer—met in the most notorious chess match of all time. Their showdown in Reykjavik, Iceland,...

A runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. You are standing on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to you: if you push him off the bridge,...

Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time, who discuss the ideas and works of some of the most important thinkers in history. From the ancient classics of...

Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine,...

Philosophy Bites Again is a brand new selection of interviews from the popular podcast of the same name. It offers engaging and thought-provoking conversations with leading philosophers on a selection of major philosophical issues that affect our lives. Their subjects include pleasure, pain, and humour;...

Son derece akıcı ve insanı düşünmeye sevk eden bu muhabbetler, çok çeşitli felsefi konular üzerine hayranlık uyandırıcı bir kavrayış sunuyor.   -Publishers Weekly-     Felsefe, karşılıklı konuşmalar yoluyla başlamıştır. Herke­sin çok...

In 1766 philosopher, novelist, composer, and political provocateur Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a fugitive, decried by his enemies as a dangerous madman. Meanwhile David Hume—now recognized as the foremost philosopher in the English language—was being universally lauded as a paragon of decency. And...

一輛失速列車迎面而來  看就要撞上軌道上來不及逃離的五個人 你站在天橋上目睹一切  旁邊站了一個胖子 把他推下去就能擋下列車  拯救五條無辜性命 一或五  你該如何選擇？   為了多數人而犧牲少數人，真的是對的嗎？ 邱吉爾為了拯救倫敦市中心，誘導德軍繼續投彈到勞工階級住的郊區； 遭遇海難的船長殺了船上服務生，四個人生啖血肉只求存活； 為了拯救被綁架的孩子，警官不惜刑求嫌犯逼問下落⋯⋯ 善惡該如何界定？道德究竟是要聽由理性指導還是遵循感性直覺？   同婚合法、勞工權益、性別平等、分配正義 深入討論議題不能光靠直覺** **...

The central topic for this book is the ethics of treating individuals as though they are members of groups. The book raises many interesting questions, including: Why do we feel so much more strongly about discrimination on certain grounds – e.g. of race and sex - than discrimination on...

饕客都知道，到高級餐廳必點tasting menu才能嘗到主廚的拿手好菜 同理，怕迷失在哲學饗宴中，先聽聽當代哲學家巷子內talk ★限時15分鐘的哲學大師心靈之旅★ 柏拉圖、馬基維利、蒙田、笛卡兒、康德、維根斯坦、沙特、羅爾斯、德希達…… 讓當代哲學家從專業的角度、精闢的現代觀點 在短短15分鐘內...

A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter,...

In an immensely varied and thoughtful collection of true life reflections on love, marriage and the single life, 26 authors with autism share their experiences and knowledge about successful (and unsuccessful) relationships. Digging deep into the many and varying ways in which autism affects feelings...

Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Montesinos...

Now in a thoroughly updated edition, this comprehensive and engaging text explores contemporary Mexico’s political development and examines the most important policy issues facing Mexico in the twenty-first century. The text to this revised edition is richly supplemented by new figures and tables...