Lawrence Philosophy on Tap

Pint-Sized Puzzles for the Pub Philosopher
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9701-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, E-Book

When beer starts to flow, philosophical discussions naturallyfollow. Philosophy on Tap takes pub philosophy to the nextlevel, pairing 48 of life's greatest philosophical questions with48 of the world's best beers.
* Features a unique presentation of philosophical puzzles,paradoxes, and debates by considering 48 of life's biggestquestions in the context of 48 distinctive beers from around theworld
* Provides a highly engaging and sociable approach to the classicphilosophical problems as well as a unique look at the conundrumsthat directly affect the beer drinker
* Combines a philosopher's insights with thematic humor andtrivia to explore issues such as free will, God's existence, thenature of the soul, time travel, the aesthetics of taste, the roleof beer in the good life, and the infamous "beer goggles"paradox
* For beer drinkers who enjoy philosophy, philosophers who enjoybeer, and anyone who has ever pondered the meaning of life over apint of ale

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lawrence, Matt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
A funny thing happened on the way to the monastery PersonalAcknowledgments.
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 CityCollege in Long Beach, California. He is the author of Like aSplinter in Your Mind: The Philosophy Behind the Matrix Trilogy(Blackwell, 2004).