The Big Questions : Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics (Hardcover)

from OccamsHammer

Totally useless book. I don't mind not understanding complex math, but Landsburg does not even try to educate the reader on how he comes up with his solutions. The chapter with Hercules and the Hydra was the last straw for me. He does a good job explaining Hercules' problem with cutting off the m...

from hayduke

I found the title of this book to be a little misleading. This is more of a libertarian rant by economist Landsburg -- complete with the moral reasoning why restaurants should not be forced by the government to serve all clientele regardless of race -- than it is a philosophy book. I guess it cou...

from NielsenGW

I'm going to be open-minded here. I will be. First, I will address the book on its style, its writing, and the information presented. Then, there will be a rant and I do not apologize for that. Steven E. Landsburg's The Big Questions is an intriguing foray into the use of non-typical sciences to ...

from ProfMK

Well written. Addresses old questions in a fresh manner. Loved his approach to how we make decisions and that we tend to be dishonest in our opinions.