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"One of the most entertaining and thought provoking books I've come across in years. So stop messing around with trivia like Sudoku and give your brain a real treat by buying this book." --BBC Focus
"a chirpy introduction to philosophy through thought-experiments and paradoxes." --The Guardian
"The book continues to be unputdownable"
--Philosophy Now
'A must-read book' Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
--Imre Leader
"a chirpy introduction to philosophy through thought-experiments and paradoxes." --The Guardian
"The book continues to be unputdownable"
--Philosophy Now
'A must-read book' Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
--Imre Leader
Michael Clark - Editor of Analysis and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
Peter Cave's Can a Robot Be Human? is entertaining, witty, and highly readable. A most enjoyable and illuminating read.
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Brilliantly written and huge fun to read,
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This review is from: Can a Robot be Human?: 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles (Paperback)
What I love about this book is that it covers a lot of ground, but makes it very easy to understand the debates around each of the 33 problems and the reasons why they are problems. Peter Cave's characteristically witty style also makes this a much easier read than it should be given the complexity of the subjects of each chapter.
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A University First!,
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This review is from: Can a Robot be Human?: 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles (Paperback)
Universities are always complaining these days that their new entrants have had no real preparation. I don't know what to suggest for the grammar and punctuation, but for learning how to construct a proper argument and do some good reasoning,you can't beat this! Parents, buy it for your sixth form or undergraduate offspring. This is not to say, though, that you will not enjoy it too. It is one of the most stimulating and enjoyable reads I have had for a long time. I am certainly putting Peter Cave's follow-up Eating People on my own must have for Christmas list!
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Flossy Fun And Finking,
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This review is from: Can a Robot be Human?: 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles (Paperback)
Really enjoyed this book. A rare mixture of being genuinely thought provoking and genuinely funny. I found myself mulling over the philsophical ideas and paradoxes long after I'd put the book down.
Especially liked Zeno's tortoise finally coming out of his shell. ;-) But its more than just a humourous look at ancient philsosphical paradoxes, as it relates many of the ideas to current arguements in politics, ethics, religion and sex.
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