David Edmonds (philosopher)

David Edmonds (born 1964^[1]) 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.

With Nigel Warburton he produces the popular podcast series Philosophy Bites.^[2]

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, Faber and Faber, 2004. ISBN 978-0-06-051024-4
• Caste Wars, Routledge, 2006. ISBN 978-0-415-38537-4
• Would You Kill the Fat Man, Princeton University Press, 2013. ISBN 9781400848386

References

External links

• David Higham Associates webpage
• Philosophy Bites podcast
• Philosophy 247 podcast
• Appearances on C-SPAN