Can a Robot Be Human?: 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles

by Peter Cave

Book Overview

The philosophers' Does Anything Eat Wasps?

In this book of puzzles and paradoxes, Peter Cave introduces some of life's most important questions with tales and tall stories, reasons and arguments, common sense and bizarre conclusions. From how to get to heaven, to speedy tortoises, paradoxes and puzzles give rise to some of the most exciting problems in philosophy - from logic to ethics and from art to politics. Illustrated with quirky cartoons...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851685316
• ISBN13: 9781851685318
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Fun Thinking!

What a wonderful book! I thoroughly enjoyed it - great fun and really gets your mind working. It has filled in all those gaps which would otherwise just have been wasted -bus, tube, waiting in bar for friends. Its great to dip in and out of. Only one problem - I am obviously going to have finished it well before Christmas! It would have been invaluable to stop the vegetation when just sitting around in the family scene. Fancy doing a sequel, Peter?

Great fun

Witty, great fun to read! This book proves that philosophy is not elitist, but intriguing for anyone interested to find out.