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Edited by best-selling philosophy author David Edmonds Ethics and the Contemporary World assembles a star-studded line up of philosophers to explore twenty-five of the most important ethical problems confronting us today.

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Father Antonio escapes the day he is to be burned for heresy and is chased across the Spanish Main by Inquisition agents, English pirates, and bounty hunters. He's determined to return to Nicaragua and destroy the men who murdered his Indian wife and children. Nothing will stop him-not pursuers, not hurricanes or sea battles or a Gypsy ghost.

THE FACES OF 266Shocking! Vivid! Factual! Dramatic!Three young women, three friends in high school, three years after graduation, they reconnect. Meanwhile, three pregnancies, three mothers (two of them single), three decisions: birth, adoption, abortion, even suicide.From life-supporting pregnancy care centers to unethical, self-promoting counselors at abortion sites, these three women experience the everyday workings of abortion. They deal w...

Every day the news shows us provoking stories about what's going on in the world, about events which raise moral questions and problems. In Philosophers Take On the World a team of philosophers get to grips with a variety of these controversial issues, from the amusing to the shocking, in short, engaging, often controversial pieces.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume were giants of the Enlightenment, men whose writings would forever shape our world. But when they fell out, they did so on a grand scale - to reveal a story of compassion, anger and revenge. This book brings their narrative verve to the bitter quarrel that turned these two Enlightenment giants into mortal foes.

In this book, David Edmonds, coauthor of the best-selling Wittgenstein's Poker, tells the riveting story of why and how philosophers have struggled with the ethical dilemma posed by the trolley problem. In the process, he provides an entertaining and informative tour through the history of moral philosophy.

A sparkling, original tour through 2, 500 years of Western thought, from Socrates to Derrida, from happiness and love in ancient Greece to truth and forgiveness in the twentieth century. Twenty-seven of today's leading philosophers each introduce and explore ideas from one of history's greatest minds.

In Philosophy Bites Again, a brand new selection of interviews from the popular podcast, leading philosophers explore some of the major philosophical questions that affect us all. Both thought-provoking and engaging, the discussion ranges from pleasure, pain, and himour, to free will, the self, and the meaning of life.

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From the authors of "Wittgenstein's Poker" comes a book that examines the explosive falling-out between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume, the most influential thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. 15 photos.

Every day the news shows us provoking stories about what's going on in the world, about events which raise moral questions and problems. In Philosophers Take On the World a team of philosophers get to grips with a variety of these controversial issues, from the amusing to the shocking, in short, engaging, often controversial pieces.

At the centre of the story stand the philosophers themselves, proud, irascible, larger than life, and spoiling for a fight.'Those ten minutes shook the world of Western philosophy literally to its foundations .

The authors of the bestselling "Wittgenstein's Poker" offer a riveting account of the legendary 1972 chess match between Boris Spassky, the world champion from the Soviet Union, and the American challenger, Bobby Fischer.

A brand new selection of interviews from the popular podcast, as leading philosophers explore some of the major philosophical questions that affect us all. Thought-provoking and engaging.

Wittgenstein's Poker" is an engaging mix of philosophy, history, biography, and literary detection. The hardcover edition was a bestseller, named the No. 1 book on the" San Francisco Chronicle" and the "Boston Globe" bestseller lists.

Snappy, intriguing interviews with top philosophers, on a wide range of themes, taken from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. These are lively and personal views of wide-ranging philosophical issues that will appeal to a wide readership.

A sparkling, original tour through 2, 500 years of Western thought, from Socrates to Derrida, from happiness and love in ancient Greece to truth and forgiveness in the twentieth century. Twenty-seven of today's leading philosophers each introduce and explore ideas from one of history's greatest minds.

Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the 21st Century? What is social science? In Big Ideas in Social Science, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society's burning questions to 18 of the world's leading social ...