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Stephen Law, Author
Daniel Postgate, Illustrator
Imprint: Orion Children's Books
Publication date: September 1, 2011
Category: Educational: History
ISBN: 9781444003345
A brilliantly entertaining introduction to philosophy. This edition collects The Philosophy Files and The Philosophy Files 2 together in one omnibus.
Is there a God? Should I eat meat? Where does the universe come from? Could I live for ever as a robot? These are the big questions you will be wrestling with.
You’ll encounter lively scenarios and dialogue to take you through the philosophical puzzles that have been plaguing humans for centuries involving virtual reality, science fiction and a host of characters from this and other planets.
Stephen Law has a gift for communicating complex ideas. He offers few answers, but his unstuffy, highly personal approach will have the reader thinking and arguing with as much pleasure as he does himself.
Stephen Law was a school dropout who became a postman in Cambridge, then took a degree in philosophy at Oxford, becoming a Junior Research Fellow at the Queen’s College. He now teaches philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He has published a number of books including The Philosophy Files, The Outer Limits and The Philosophy Gym.
Daniel is the son of animator Oliver Postgate. He worked as a freelance cartoonist before becoming a children’s book writer and illustrator. He has since been involved in more than fifty books. His book ‘Smelly Bill’ won the Nottingham and Norfolk children’s book awards and was one of the top ten children’s books of the year in Time magazine. He lives in Whitstable.
Daniel Postgate is the cartoonist for the Daily Express. He has illustrated a number of children¿s books, including The Philosophy Files and The Outer Limits.