Pig that Wants to Be Eaten: And 99+ Other Thought Experiments

‘Baggini offers us a tempting smorgasbord of some of the most baffling, weird and occasionally downright creepy scenarios ever envisaged… enjoy these mind-boggling tales from the outer limit of thought’ – Guardian

Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten?
Are you really reading this book cover, or are you in a simulation?
If God is all-powerful, could he create a square circle?


Here are 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas – questions to leave you inspired, informed and scratching your head, dumbfounded.


‘This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its \”thought experiments\” while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported out of rush-hour hell’ – New Statesman

Format: Paperback
Imprint: Granta UK
Publication date: 07/05/2024