{"product_id":"should-you-judge-this-book-by-its-cover-isbn-9781582436043","title":"Should You Judge This Book by Its Cover?","description":"\u003cb\u003eA philosopher takes a second look at sayings, proverbs, and bits of homespun wisdom: “Every society needs its guardian of good sense: Baggini is ours.” --\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese short, stimulating, and entertaining capsules of philosophy delve into the familiar words that live in our consciousness yet are rarely examined. Should you really do as the Romans do when in Rome and practice what you preach? Is the grass always in fact greener on the other side of the fence, and is there ever smoke without fire? Is beauty always in the eye of the beholder and is it actually better to be safe than sorry?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the popular author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pig That Wants to Be Eaten\u003c\/i\u003e, cofounder of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophers’ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and academic director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, this is a witty, deeply thought-provoking reminder that we should never stop asking questions.Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Pig That Wants to Be Eaten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hugely entertaining.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thinking again is what this taut, incisive, bullet–hard book is dedicated to promoting.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy: apply your mind to any of its 'thought experiments' while stuck on the Tube, and quickly be transported out of rush–hour hell.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e (U.K.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Duck That Won the Lottery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A curiosity cabinet of spurious reasoning and spin . . . Every society needs its guardian of good sense: Baggini is ours.\" —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhat's It All About?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Useful and provocative.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Looking for a clear guide to what contemporary philosophy has to say about the meaning of life? Baggini takes us through all the plausible answers, weaving together Kierkegaard, John Stuart Mill, Monty Python, and Funkadelic in an entertaining but always carefully reasoned discussion.\" —Peter Singer, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Are We To Live\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A work of popular philosophy that is simple, serious and devoid of ostentation. The question of the meaning of life has long been a byword for pretentious rambling. It takes some nerve to tackle it in a brisk and no–nonsense fashion.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e (U.K.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Informative, thought–provoking, and entertaining in the process. The book takes a refreshingly personal approach and offers an encounter with a vigorous mind at work, puzzling through the issues in a trenchantly argued but subtly reasoned way.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew Humanist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Baggini\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor and co-founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophers' Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eDo You Think What You Think You Think?\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeremy Stangroom), \u003ci\u003eWhat's It All About? - Philosophy and the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pig That Wants to be Eaten\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301233119461,"sku":"NP9781582436043","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582436043.jpg?v=1767736571","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/should-you-judge-this-book-by-its-cover-isbn-9781582436043","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}