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The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics and Physics

The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics and Physics

by StevenE.Landsburg (Author)

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    Paperback 2010

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Synopsis

What's wrong with stealing? What's the best way to blood test a pot-bellied pig? Should we tolerate intolerance? In the wake of his enormously popular books, The Armchair Economist and More Sex is Safer Sex, Steven Landsburg uses concepts from maths, economics and physics to address the big questions in philosophy: Where does knowledge come from? What's the difference between right and wrong? Do our beliefs matter? Is it possible to know everything? Provocative, utterly entertaining and always surprising, The Big Questions challenges readers to re-evaluate their most fundamental beliefs and reveals the relationship between the loftiest philosophical quests and our everyday lives.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 02 Sep 2010
ISBN 10: 1847399169
ISBN 13: 9781847399168

Media Reviews
The Big Questions is a funky book, like an intellectual roller coaster ride through some of the most fascinating ideas in science, math and economics. These are the ideas, says the author - a University of Rochester professor of economics - that unlock the most perplexing mysteries in philosophy and life, in general. His book is a thought provoking blast. -- David Henderson
Author Bio
Steven E. Landsburg writes the popular 'Everyday Economics' column in Slate magazine and has also written for Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He teaches in the department of economics at the University of Rochester.