The story of an extraordinary group of philosophers during a dark chapter in Europe's historyOn June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelboeck, a...

The world is changing at such speed that it's hard to know how to think about the new kinds of dilemma that are springing up: Can robots be held responsible for their actions? Can science predict crime - and prevent it? Is the future...

The Murder of Professor Schlick von Edmonds, David

A runaway train is racing towards five men who are tied to the track. You are standing on a footbridge watching the unfolding disaster and next to you is an overweight man. If you push the man off the bridge he will die but his large...

Dieses Buch begann als Serie von podcast-Interviews im Internet: Aus weit über hundert Gesprächen zu einem bestimmten Thema mit jeweils einem großen Philosophen wurden die fünfundzwanzig besten Dialoge ausgewählt - entstanden ist so eine...

"Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers" von David Edmonds und John Eidinow untersucht ein berühmtes Ereignis in der Philosophiegeschichte, das am 25. Oktober 1946 stattfand. An diesem Tag...

"Lucid, witty, and beautifully written, this book is a pleasure to read. While providing an introduction to moral philosophy, it also presents engaging portraits of some of the greatest moral philosophers from Thomas Aquinas to the...