101 Philosophy Problems

1999 book by Martin Cohen 101 Philosophy Problems Martin Cohen - 101 philosophy problems.jpeg Martin Cohen UK English Philosophy popular philosophy 1999 (Routledge Taylor Francis) Paperback, hardback, electronic 238 (third edition, 2007) 978-0-415-40402-0 100 22 BD21 .C635 2007 75713360 101 Philosophy Problems (1999) is a philosophy book for a general audiences by Martin Cohen published by Routledge. Format and summary The format of the book was unique and later copied by other authors. For example, in Julian Baggini's The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten it was observed that the books "format is essentially the same as that first successfully introduced by Martin Cohen's 101 Philosophy Problems."Law, Stephen. "Saturday Review: Science & philosophy: Food for thought: Stephen Law on moral dilemmas: The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, and Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments by Julian Baggini 256pp, Granta, pounds 14.99". The Guardian [London (UK)] 03 Sep 2005: 11. In a review for the Times Higher Education Supplement (London),Harry Gensler, Times Higher Education Supplement, February 25, 2000 Harry Gensler, Professor of philosophy, at John Carroll University, Cleveland, describes the book: "The book has 101 humorous little stories, each with a philosophical problem (not however, necessarily, the usual Unsolved problems in philosophy). For example, problem 54 is about Mr Megasoft, who dies leaving his fortune to his favourite computer. Megasoft's children take the matter to court, contending that the computer cannot think and so cannot inherit money. Mr Megasoft's lawyers claim that the computer can think. But on what grounds can we say that computers can or cannot think?" Other stories deal with paradoxes, ethics, aesthetics, perception, time, God, physics, and knowledge and include problems from Zeno, Descartes, Russell, Nelson Goodman, Edmund Gettier and others. The problems are followed by a discussion section and a glossary. Reception In a review for The Philosopher, Dr. Zenon Stavrinides says that: "Both in regard to its structure and the style in which it is written, it is very unconventional. The first part of the book consists of a series of very short stories or narrative texts, grouped by subject-matter, setting out problems or puzzles of philosophical interest. Some of these problems are well-known in philosophical literature, e.g. the paradox of Epimenides the Cretan, who said: 'All Cretans are liars'. In the second part of the book, entitled 'Discussions', Cohen provides explanations and analyses of the issues raised by each of the problems, with some references to the treatment offered by particular historical philosophers. These discussions are intelligent and balanced, if (in most cases at least) inevitably inconclusive."http://www.the-philosopher.co.uk/reviews/202revs.htm Philosophy Problems, official website 2012-11-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101031045351/http://www.the-philosopher.co.uk/reviews/202revs.htm 2010-10-31 101 Philosophy Problems has been reviewed in The Philosophers Magazine by Julian Baggini (Summer 1999);http://www.thephilosophersmagazine.com/TPM/article/view/12530 Fresh directions: 101 Philosophy Problems, Martin Cohen (Routledge) £8.99 Key Philosophers in Conversation, Ed. Andrew Pyle (Roudedge) £12.99 The Philosophers Magazine Julian Baggini Julian Baggini Summer 1999 November 15, 2012 the Ilkley Gazette (May 29, 1999 );November 2012 The Guardian (5.11.1999);"This week: five books of philosophy, to save you the burden of reading them." Guardian [London, England] 5 Nov. 1999: 16. Infotrac Newsstand. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2012. and Der Spiegel (2001).https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/unispiegel/d-20452859.html Martin Cohen: 99 Philosophische Rätsel Der Spiegel German 2001 November 15, 2012 Editions It has had three English editions and been translated into German, Dutch, Greek, Estonian, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and other languages. The German translation has alone run to three editions, one by Campus and two by Piper, including a massmarket hardback edition. There also an edition in Persian. References Additional reviews "101 Philosophy Problems, 2nd Ed." Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Sept. 2002: 114. Academic OneFile. "101 Philosophy Problems." Philosophy in Review 20 (2000): 244. Academic OneFile. "101 Philosophy Problems." Publishers Weekly 19 July 1999: 178. Academic OneFile. External links http://www.the-philosopher.co.uk/101-links.htm Philosophy Problems, official website 2008-09-07 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110719173905/http://www.the-philosopher.co.uk/101-links.htm 2011-07-19 Category:1999 non-fiction books Category:Philosophy books Category:Routledge books Category:Public philosophy Category:Philosophy education