David Edmonds (philosopher)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English David Edmonds (born 1964[1]) is a British philosopher, and a radio feature maker at the BBC World Service. He studied at Oxford University, has a PhD in philosophy from the Open University and has held fellowships at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Edmonds is the author of Caste Wars: A Philosophy of Discrimination and co-author with John Eidinow of Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers and Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time.
With Nigel Warburton he produces the popular podcast series Philosophy Bites.[2]
He also presents the Philosophy 24/7 podcast series[3] produced by Hugh Fraser of the Storynory podcast, and consults with Michael Chaplin on the BBC radio plays The Ferryhill Philosophers.
He has also written a book on the trolley problem, entitled Would You Kill the Fat Man?. In this he outlines the problem and several of its variations, providing a rounded view on the trolley problem whilst analysing many ethical theories and how they would respond to the trolley problem.
Selected works
- Wittgenstein's Poker, Faber & Faber, 2001. Template:ISBN
- Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time. 2004. HarperCollins Publishers. Template:ISBN
- Rousseau's Dog: Two Great Thinkers at War in the Age of Enlightenment. 2006. Template:ISBN
- Caste Wars, Routledge, 2006. Template:ISBN
- Would You Kill the Fat Man, Princeton University Press, 2013. Template:ISBN
- Undercover Robot, My First Year as a Human with Bertie Fraser, Walker Books, 2020. Template:ISBN
- The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle, Princeton University Press, 2020. Template:ISBN
- Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality, Princeton University Press, 2023. Template:ISBN
References
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External links
- David Higham Associates webpage
- Philosophy Bites podcast Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Philosophy 247 podcast
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