Name David Edmonds Role Author | Education University of Oxford | |
Books Wittgenstein's Poker, Would You Kill the Fat Man?: Th, Bobby Fischer Goes to, Philosophy Bites Back, Philosophy Bites Again Similar People John Eidinow, Nigel Warburton, Bobby Fischer | ||
Nominations Guardian First Book Award | ||
David edmonds moral philosophy
David Edmonds (born 1964) is 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.
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With Nigel Warburton he produces the popular podcast series Philosophy Bites.
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.