Philosophy on Tap

Pint-Sized Puzzles for the Pub Philosopher
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3640-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

When beer starts to flow, philosophical discussions naturally follow. Philosophy on Tap takes pub philosophy to the next level, pairing 48 of life's greatest philosophical questions with 48 of the world's best beers. - Features a unique presentation of philosophical puzzles, paradoxes, and debates by considering 48 of life's biggest questions in the context of 48 distinctive beers from around the world
- Provides a highly engaging and sociable approach to the classic philosophical problems as well as a unique look at the conundrums that directly affect the beer drinker
- Combines a philosopher's insights with thematic humor and trivia to explore issues such as free will, God's existence, the nature of the soul, time travel, the aesthetics of taste, the role of beer in the good life, and the infamous "beer goggles" paradox
- For beer drinkers who enjoy philosophy, philosophers who enjoy beer, and anyone who has ever pondered the meaning of life over a pint of ale

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lawrence, Matt

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Sachbuch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
A funny thing happened on the way to the monastery Personal Acknowledgments.

Acknowledgments.

1. Transporter Troubles.

2. Zeno’s Hand to Mouth Paradox.

3. If a Pint Spills in the Forest.

4. The Beer Goggles Paradox.

5. Pascal’s Wager.

6. The Experience Machine.

7. Lucretius’ Spear.

8. The Omnipotence Dilemma.

9. What Mary Didn’t Know About Lager.

10. Malcolm X and the Whites Only Bar.

11. Untangling Taste.

12. The Foreknowledge Paradox.

13. The Buddha’s Missing Self.

14. The Blind Men and the Black and Tan.

15. Liar’s Paradox.

16. Paley’s Cask.

17. Chuang Tzu’s Butterfly.

18. Descartes’ Doubt.

19. God’s Command.

20. Mill’s Drunkard.

21. The Myth of Gyges.

22. Laplace’s Superscientist.

23. Gaunilo’s Perfect Ale.

24. The Problem of Moral Truth.

25. How to Sew on a Soul.

26. Plato’s Forms.

27. Realizing Nirvana.

28. The Problem of Evil.

29. Time’s Conundrum.

30. Time Travel Paradoxes.

31. Hitler’s Lager.

32. The Zen Koan.

33. Sex and Sensibility.

34. Socrates’ Virtue.

35. Nature Calls.

36. Nietzsche’s Eternal Recurrence.

37. The Most Interesting Man and the Firing Line.

38. Turing’s Tasting Machine.

39. Singer’s Pond.

40. The Wisest One of All.

41. Enter the Matrix.

42. A Case of Bad Faith.

43. Cask and Cleaver.

44. Flirting with Disaster.

45. Fear of Zombies.

46. Lao Tzu’s Empty Mug.

47. Beer and the Meaning of Life.

48. The Case for Temperance.

Notes.

Glossary of Beer and Philosophical Terms.

Über Autor(innen)

Matt Lawrence is Professor of Philosophy at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. He is the author of Like a Splinter in Your Mind: The Philosophy Behind the Matrix Trilogy (Blackwell, 2004).