The Philosophy Gym: 25 Short Adventures in Thinking
by: Stephen Law
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rom Descartes to designer babies, The Philosophy Gym poses questions about some of history's most important philosophical issues, ranging in difficulty from pretty easy to very challenging. He brings new perspective to age-oldconun-drums while also tackling modern-day dilemmas-some for the first time. Begin your warm-up by contemplating whether a pickled sheep can truly be considered art, or dive right in and tackle the existence of God. In this radically new way of looking at philosophy, Stephen Law illustrates the problem with a story, then lets both sides of the argument battle it out in clear, easily digestible, and intelligent prose. This perfect little mental health club is sure to give each reader's mind a great workout.
rom Descartes to designer babies, The Philosophy Gym poses questions about some of history's most important philosophical issues, ranging in difficulty from pretty easy to very challenging. He brings new perspective to age-oldconun-drums while also tackling modern-day dilemmas-some for the first time. Begin your warm-up by contemplating whether a pickled sheep can truly be considered art, or dive right in and tackle the existence of God. In this radically new way of looking at philosophy, Stephen Law illustrates the problem with a story, then lets both sides of the argument battle it out in clear, easily digestible, and intelligent prose. This perfect little mental health club is sure to give each reader's mind a great workout.
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- author uses selective logic
The author uses the argument that there's most likely not a God because then you would have to answer who created God.But this statement itself is a falacy, it assumes that God is a created being.There's absolutely no basis for that assumption.
Even still it's not a great argument.Say you and I travel to Mars and find some type of machinery that is obviously not man made.It's perfectly acceptable for you to say, "some type of intelligent being created this."It would be idiotic ... Read More
Rating: - I'm not a philosphopher...
and I don't play one on TV, either. But I've always had a strong interest in philosophy. I find myself thinking of philosophical issues often, yet I knew very little about it. This book was the perfect introduction!
Often, introdcutions to complex subjects are either dry or too technical to hold the interest of the uninitiated. This book was neither. While introducing a number of key viewpoints, it does it in a way that would hold the interest and educate those with even a passing interest in the ... Read More
Rating: - Good light read
This is a good book to read before sleeping. If you are like me (a person who thinks about the day and the events in it right before I doze off) then this kind of book will be a great addition to your collection.
This book talks about everything that is important to human beings from a philosophical point of view. I dont think at any time during the book does the author try to impose his thoughts on you ... he is always comparing arguments for and against and that leads to some intelligent ... Read More
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- Good, but flawed
This book has very strong merits, but other reviewers have mentioned them so I'm going to concentrate on flaws the flaws (as I see them).
One problem is the occasional factual errors.This makes many sections harder to read because you are constantly having to ignore the author's errors.I'll just give one example: "As I do know that Pluto is a giant gas ball, I know your first hypothesis must be false." (p. 30)This is just sad, where was the editor/fact-checker?I knocked off one star ... Read More
Rating: - Everyone should read this book to develop their thought process.
A book like this one isn't about the conclusions that are reached in its discussions.It is about the thought process used to guide those discussions.We all can use help sharpening our thinking and nothing but good can come of it.
Stephen Law presents 25 interesting and accessible philosophy questions and tackles them primarily in the form of dialogs between two people on opposite sides of the issue.Typically one uses a rational, reasoned approach while the other takes an approach based ... Read More
- author uses selective logicThe author uses the argument that there's most likely not a God because then you would have to answer who created God.But this statement itself is a falacy, it assumes that God is a created being.There's absolutely no basis for that assumption.
Even still it's not a great argument.Say you and I travel to Mars and find some type of machinery that is obviously not man made.It's perfectly acceptable for you to say, "some type of intelligent being created this."It would be idiotic ... Read More
- I'm not a philosphopher...and I don't play one on TV, either. But I've always had a strong interest in philosophy. I find myself thinking of philosophical issues often, yet I knew very little about it. This book was the perfect introduction!
Often, introdcutions to complex subjects are either dry or too technical to hold the interest of the uninitiated. This book was neither. While introducing a number of key viewpoints, it does it in a way that would hold the interest and educate those with even a passing interest in the ... Read More
- Good light readThis is a good book to read before sleeping. If you are like me (a person who thinks about the day and the events in it right before I doze off) then this kind of book will be a great addition to your collection.
This book talks about everything that is important to human beings from a philosophical point of view. I dont think at any time during the book does the author try to impose his thoughts on you ... he is always comparing arguments for and against and that leads to some intelligent ... Read More
- Good, but flawedThis book has very strong merits, but other reviewers have mentioned them so I'm going to concentrate on flaws the flaws (as I see them).
One problem is the occasional factual errors.This makes many sections harder to read because you are constantly having to ignore the author's errors.I'll just give one example: "As I do know that Pluto is a giant gas ball, I know your first hypothesis must be false." (p. 30)This is just sad, where was the editor/fact-checker?I knocked off one star ... Read More
- Everyone should read this book to develop their thought process.A book like this one isn't about the conclusions that are reached in its discussions.It is about the thought process used to guide those discussions.We all can use help sharpening our thinking and nothing but good can come of it.
Stephen Law presents 25 interesting and accessible philosophy questions and tackles them primarily in the form of dialogs between two people on opposite sides of the issue.Typically one uses a rational, reasoned approach while the other takes an approach based ... Read More
