British philosopher
David Edmonds (born 1964[ 1] 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 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] 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. ISBN 978-0-571-20909-5 Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time . 2004. HarperCollins Publishers . ISBN 0060510242 Rousseau's Dog: Two Great Thinkers at War in the Age of Enlightenment . 2006. ISBN 978-0060744915 Caste Wars , Routledge , 2006. ISBN 978-0-415-38537-4 Would You Kill the Fat Man , Princeton University Press , 2013. ISBN 9781400848386 Undercover Robot, My First Year as a Human with Bertie Fraser, Walker Books , 2020. ISBN 978-1406388664 The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle , Princeton University Press , 2020. ISBN 978-0691-16490-8 Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality , Princeton University Press , 2023. ISBN 978-0-691-22523-4
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