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  • Death in a Shallow Pond

    A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need

    by David Edmonds ...
    From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer’s controversial “drowning child” thought experiment—and how it changed the way people think about charitable givingImagine this: You’re walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You’re ... Read more

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    Death in a Shallow Pond

    A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need

    by David Edmonds ...
    Narrated by Zeb Soanes ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 5 min

    This audiobook narrated by Zeb Soanes offers a fascinating account of how Peter Singer's controversial "drowning child" thought experiment changed the way people think about charitable givingImagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You're the only person ... Read more

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  • Wittgenstein's Poker

    On 25 October 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and only time. The encounter lasted only ten minutes, and did not go well. Almost immediately, rumours started to spread around the world that the two philosophers had come to blows, armed with red-hot pokers . . . ... Read more

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  • Would You Kill the Fat Man?

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    by David Edmonds ...
    From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, a fascinating tour through the history of moral philosophyA 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 ... Read more

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    Cyrano de Bergerac (Off-Broadway Adaptation of 2018 by David Serero)

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    Cyrano de Bergerac (Off-Broadway adaptation of 2018 by David Serero). Studio Cast Album Recording, starring David Serero as Cyrano. Cyrano de Bergerac is often referred as the most iconic French theater play of all time, presented in English is a new adaptation. ... Read more

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  • Parfit

    A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality

    by David Edmonds ...
    From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilismDerek Parfit (1942–2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of. Widely regarded as one of the greatest moral thinkers of the past hundred years, Parfit was anything but a public intellectual. Yet his ideas ... Read more

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  • Philosophy Bites

    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, sport, tragedy - all human life is here.Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 by David Edmonds and ... Read more

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  • The Murder of Professor Schlick

    The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle

    by David Edmonds ...
    From the author of Wittgenstein's Poker and Would You Kill the Fat Man?, the story of an extraordinary group of philosophers during a dark chapter in Europe's historyOn June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelböck, a deranged former student of Schlick's, shot him dead on the university steps. Some Austrian ... Read more

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  • Philosophy Bites Back

    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 ... Read more

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  • Philosophy Bites Again

    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; consciousness and the self; free will, responsibility, and punishment; the meaning of life and ... Read more

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  • Bobby Fischer Goes to War

    The most famous chess match of all time

    PERFECT FOR FANS OF NETFLIX'S THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT'Gripping.'SUNDAY TIMES'Pure drama.'INDEPENDENT'Compelling.'NEW YORK TIMESBobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds and John Eidinow details the occasion when Bobby Fischer met Boris Spassky in one of the most thrilling and politically charged chess matches of all time.<... ... Read more

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  • Understanding Humans

    How Social Science Can Help Solve Our Problems

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    Compiling the best episodes of SAGE′s ′Social Science Bites′ podcast since its beginning in 2012, this pocket-sized volume is sure to inspire and provoke. With a foreword by David Edmonds, host of the podcast, this book will show you how social science can help to solve problems in today′s society. It is structured into sections on identity, learning, human behaviour, social change, and the ... Read more

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