Philosophy Bites Back

by Edmonds, David; Warburton, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9780198705963
• ISBN10: 0198705964
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-07-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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 Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, to the groundbreaking modern thought of Wittgenstein, Rawls, and Derrida, this volume spans over two and a half millennia of western philosophy and illuminates its most fascinating ideas.

Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. It has had over 12 million downloads, and is listened to all over the world.

Author Biography

David Edmonds is an award-winning documentary maker for the BBC World Service. He is the author or co-author (with John Eidinow) of several books, including Wittgenstein's Poker (short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award), Bobby Fischer Goes To War (long-listed for the Samuel Johnson prize), and Rousseau's Dog (about the relationship between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume). 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 Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University and author of several introductory philosophy books, including the bestselling Philosophy: The Basics and Philosophy: The Classics. His latest book is A Little History of Philosophy. He also regularly teaches courses on aesthetics at Tate Modern, and runs several weblogs including virtualphilosopher.com and artandallusion.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: 'Who Is Your Favourite Philosopher?'
1. Mary Margaret McCabe on Socrates and the Paradox of Inquiry
2. Angie Hobbs on Plato on Erotic Love
3. Terence Irwin on Aristotle's Ethics
4. Anthony Kenny on Aquinas' Ethics
5. Quentin Skinner on Machiavelli's The Prince
6. Sarah Bakewell on Montaigne
7. A. C. Grayling on Descartes' Cogito
8. Susan James on Spinoza on the emotions
9. John Dunn on Locke on Toleration
10. John Campbell on Berkeley's Puzzle
11. Peter Millican on Hume's Significance
12. Nicholas Phillipson on Adam Smith on What Human Beings are Like
13. Melissa Lane on Rousseau on Modern Society
14. Richard Bourke on Edmund Burke on Politics
15. A. W. Moore on Kant's Metaphysics
16. Robert Stern on Hegel on Dialectic
17. Richard Reeves on Mill on Liberty
18. Clare Carlisle on Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling
19. Aaron Ridley on Nietzsche on Art and Truth
20. Peter Singer on Henry Sidgwick's Ethics
21. Robert B. Talisse on the Pragmatists
22. Barry C. Smith on Wittgenstein
23. Hugh Mellor on Frank Ramsey on Truth
24. Mary Warnock on Sartre's Existentialism
25. Chandran Kukathas on Hayek
26. Jonathan Wolff on John Rawls
27. Robert Rowland Smith on Derrida on Forgiveness