David Edmonds, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University

David Edmonds is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University and a former BBC radio journalist. He is the author or editor of many critically acclaimed philosophy books (and one on chess) which together have been translated into over two dozen languages. These include the (with John Eidinow) the international best seller Wittgenstein's Poker and, most recently, a biography, Parfit: A Philosopher and his Mission to Save Morality. David also hosts a couple of philosophy podcasts. Philosophy Bites, which he makes with Nigel Warburton has had over 45 million downloads.

"A very good ... read. It shows that creating an intelligent machine as competent as - or more competent than - humans subverts almost every assumption we currently make about ourselves and the future." -- Bryan Appleyard, Literary Review

"An up-to-date, jargon-free and thoughtful survey." -- Robin Gill, Church Times

"A tour de force of 20 leading authors, brought together in a masterful editorship by David Edmonds." -- Richard Lofthouse, QUAD

"The essays in this collection cast an informed and up-to-date eye over an area that is evolving very rapidly. The book is very accessible...Many of the contributions are lively and astute." -- David Gibney, Mercator

"Edmonds ontinues his work as a great popularizer and promoter of philosophical thinking, both inside and outside the academy, with this useful little edited volume... clearly written... accessible and engaging." -- L. Bernhardt, Choice

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Pub date: 2024-11-07

Length: 256 pages