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DO LLAMAS FALL IN LOVE?: 33 PERPLEXING PHILOSOPHY PUZZLES

Book ID/图书代码: 09915010B41310

English Summary/英文概要: In this stunning sequel to his bestselling philosophy books, Can a Robot be Human? and What’s Wrong with Eating People, Peter Cave once again engages the reader in a romp through the best bits of philosophical thought. With the aid of tall stories, jokes, common sense and bizarre insights, Cave tackles some of life’s most important questions and introduces the puzzles that will keep you pondering throughout the night. Illustrated with quirky cartoons throughout, Do Llamas Fall in Love? leaves no stone unturned, covering a smorgasbord of topics including logic, ethics, art and politics. It will provide a perfect gift for anyone who puzzles about the world!

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 继哲学畅销书《机器人可以成为人类吗?》和《人类怎么了》之后的又一力作,Peter Cave再次通过最恰当的哲学思想将读者们引入一个轻快的故事。在一些难以置信的故事,笑话,常识和奇异的见解的衬托下,Cave阐明了一些生命中最重要的问题,并且介绍了一些能够让你整个晚上都在思考的难题。本书以一些奇特的卡通插画贯穿始终,《美洲鸵坠入爱河?》涵盖了一些话题大杂烩,包括逻辑学,伦理学,艺术和政治。它将成为那些对世界存有疑问的人们最完美的礼物!(PXD)

Awards/获奖情况:“趣味,深刻,并且读起来十分有乐趣——这是一本哲学书中为数不多地让人感到惊讶的哲学著作!整本书都具有权威性。”---Imre Leader, 剑桥大学
’Fun, incisive, and a sheer pleasure to read this is amazingly rare for a book on philosophy! The whole book has the ’touch of the master’ about it.’ --Imre Leader, University of Cambridge

“如果美洲鸵可以爱上哲学,那么这本诙谐,清晰,具有娱乐性和可读性的短篇正是专门为他们打造的。” ---Timothy Chappell, 函授大学
’If llamas can fall in love with philosophy, this witty, clear, entertaining and learned little book is the just the thing to make them.’ ---Timothy Chappell, The Open University

“欣然的诙谐!横跨整个范围内的哲学课题,本书对哲学作出了睿智的介绍。”---William Irwin,哲学教授,国王大学,宾夕法尼亚州,布莱克威尔哲学以及流行文化系列的编者
’Delightfully witty! Spanning the gamut of philosophical topics, this book serves as brilliant introduction to philosophy.’ ---William Irwin, King’s College, Pennsylvania, and Editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

About the Author/作者介绍: Peter Cave,伦敦函授大学和城市大学的哲学讲师。他常常为哲学杂志和学术期刊撰稿,从严肃到趣味,以及遍布世界各地的讲座应有尽有,也曾为BBC撰稿,并参与哲学栏目的演出。
Peter Cave is a lecturer in philosophy at The Open University and City University, London. He frequently contributes to philosophy magazines and journals, from the serious to the fun, lectures around the world, and has scripted and presented philosophy programmes for the BBC.

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