Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691254029ISBN-10:691254028UPC:9780691254029Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social, Individual PhilosophersSize:8.50 x 5.59 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCV5YK7GYC
Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer's controversial "drowning child" thought experiment--and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving
Imagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there....Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691254029ISBN-10:691254028UPC:9780691254029Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social, Individual PhilosophersSize:8.50 x 5.59 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCV5YK7GYC
David Edmonds is the bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and popular books on philosophy, including Wittgenstein's Poker (with John Eidinow). His other books include Parfit, The Murder of Professor Schlick, and Would You Kill the Fat Man? (all Princeton). A Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Uehiro Oxford Institute and a former BBC radio journalist, Edmonds...
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