#davidedmonds

This book has been on my list for almost 15 years. I purchased this copy from the Free Library of Philadelphia used book store on 20th Street, circa 2006 when I was working at the Starbucks there. This book is less about Popper or Wittgenstein’s respective takes on philosophy, or their actual encounter, than I had expected. Rather, it treats their encounter as a jumping off point to explore each of their lives, and their very different experiences growing up in Vienna post WW1. Ultimately, the description of their encounter doesn’t pay off as a climax, but it is a perfectly interesting book.

On Philosophy 24/7 podcast, Michael Ignatieff talks with David Edmonds about human rights, a topic he’s been working on deeply for many years. As part of his preparation and research, he traveled the world to uncover people’s actual and expressed beliefs about human rights. What he says about what he learned really struck me... Read and hear more at https://ordinaryphilosophy.com/2017/03/22/o-p-recommends-a-conversation-with-michael-ignatieff-on-universal-human-rights-localism-and-the-ordinary-virtues-at-philosophy-247/ #michaelignatieff #davidedmonds #philosophy247 #politicalphilosophy #humanrights #universalism

A runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. You are standing on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to you: If you push him off the bridge, he will topple onto the line and, although he will die, his chunky body will stop the train, saving five lives. Would you kill the fat man? 😁 #wouldyoukillthefatman #davidedmonds #thetrolleyproblem #philosophy #books 📚