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Table of Contents

Introduction
David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton: What is Philosophy?
ETHICS
1: Julian Savulescu on 'Yuk!'
2: Simon Blackburn on Moral Relativism
3: Peter Singer on Animals
4: Michael Sandel on Genetic Enhancement in Sport
5: Alexander Nehamas on Friendship
POLITICS
6: Anthony Appiah on Cosmopolitanism
7: Miranda Fricker on Credibility and Discrimination
8: Anne Phillips on Multiculturalism
9: Will Kymlicka on Minority Rights
10: Wendy Brown on Tolerance
METAPHYSICS AND MIND
11: Adrian Moore on Infinity
12: David Papineau on Scientific Realism
13: Barry Stroud on Scepticism
14: Hugh Mellor on Time
15: Tim Crane on Mind and Body
16: Tim Williamson on Vagueness
AESTHETICS
17: Derek Matravers on the Definition of Art
18: Alain de Botton on the Aesthetics of Architecture
19: Barry C. Smith on Wine
20: Alex Neill on the Paradox of Tragedy
GOD, ATHEISM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
21: Don Cupitt on Non-Realism About God
22: John Cottingham on The Meaning of Life
23: Stephen Law on The Problem of Evil.
24: Keith Ward on Eastern and Western Idealism
25: Anthony Grayling on Atheism
Further Reading
Notes on Contributors
Index

About the Author

David Edmonds is a documentary maker for the BBC World Service, and the author or co-author of several books, including Wittgenstein's Poker, written with John Eidinow (short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award, translated into twenty five languages, and an international best seller) Bobby Fischer Goes To War, (translated into a dozen languages and was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson prize) and Rousseau's Dog about the
relationship between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. David received a First Class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and then took the B.Phil. in philosophy. He has a PhD in philosophy from the Open
University. He has held fellowships from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. He is currently a Research Associate at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University and a Contributing Editor for Prospect Magazine. Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher, podcaster, and writer. His books include A Little History of Philosophy, Philosophy: the Basics, Thinking from A to Z, Philosophy: the Classics, The Art Question, and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction.
He runs several weblogs including virtualphilosopher.com and artandallusion.com.

Reviews

`Review from previous edition This thoughtful and highly readable collection of conversations with philosophers ... displays an admirable grasp of a variety of issues ... As introductions to philosophy go, these bite-size dialogues add up to a surprisingly substantial whole.

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Publishers Weekly

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