David Edmonds is a documentary maker for the BBC World Service, and the author or co-author of several books, including Wittgenstein's Poker, written with John Eidinow (short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award, translated into twenty five languages, and an international best seller) Bobby Fischer Goes To War, (translated into a dozen languages and was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson prize) and Rousseau's Dog about the relationship between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. David received a First Class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and then took the [...]. in philosophy. He has a PhD in philosophy from the Open University. He has held fellowships from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. He is currently a Research Associate at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University and a Contributing Editor for Prospect Magazine.

Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher, podcaster, and writer. His books include A Little History of Philosophy, Philosophy: the Basics, Thinking from A to Z, Philosophy: the Classics, The Art Question, and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction. He runs several weblogs including [...] and [...].

• Introduction


• What is Philosophy?


• ETHICS


• 1: Julian Savulescu on 'Yuk!'


• 2: Simon Blackburn on Moral Relativism


• 3: Peter Singer on Animals


• 4: Michael Sandel on Genetic Enhancement in Sport


• 5: Alexander Nehamas on Friendship


• POLITICS


• 6: Anthony Appiah on Cosmopolitanism


• 7: Miranda Fricker on Credibility and Discrimination


• 8: Anne Phillips on Multiculturalism


• 9: Will Kymlicka on Minority Rights


• 10: Wendy Brown on Tolerance


• METAPHYSICS AND MIND


• 11: Adrian Moore on Infinity


• 12: David Papineau on Scientific Realism


• 13: Barry Stroud on Scepticism


• 14: Hugh Mellor on Time


• 15: Tim Crane on Mind and Body


• 16: Tim Williamson on Vagueness


• AESTHETICS


• 17: Derek Matravers on the Definition of Art


• 18: Alain de Botton on the Aesthetics of Architecture


• 19: Barry C. Smith on Wine


• 20: Alex Neill on the Paradox of Tragedy


• GOD, ATHEISM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE


• 21: Don Cupitt on Non-Realism About God


• 22: John Cottingham on The Meaning of Life


• 23: Stephen Law on The Problem of Evil.


• 24: Keith Ward on Eastern and Western Idealism


• 25: Anthony Grayling on Atheism


• Further Reading


• Notes on Contributors


• Index