Suki Finn is a lecturer in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. She researches in the areas of metametaphysics, the philosophy of logic, the metaphysics of pregnancy, the epistemology of love, and queer theory. Suki has published her work in various philosophy journals and in the online magazine Aeon. Women of Ideas is Suki's first book. Suki is on the Executive Committee for the Society for Women in Philosophy UK, and on the Council for the Royal Institute of Philosophy. In her other life, Suki is a musician. David Edmonds is the author or editor of a dozen philosophy books including Would You Kill The Fat Man? and (with John Eidinow) the international best-seller Wittgenstein's Poker. He is a BBC presenter/producer and a Distinguished Research Fellow at The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. He and Nigel Warburton founded Philosophy Bites in 2007 Nigel Warburton is a member of the founding faculty of the London Interdisciplinary School. He was formerly a consultant senior editor for the online magazine Aeon. Before that he was a university philosophy lecturer for over twenty years. His books include A Little History of Philosophy, Philosophy: the Basics, Philosophy: the Classics, Thinking from A to Z, The Art Question, and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction. With David Edmonds he makes the podcast Philosophy Bites and they have already jointly edited three books based on the series.
The interviews are expertly edited to make them clear and accessible, while remaining rigorous and intellectually rich. Both the seasoned philosopher and someone who has never picked up a philosophy book before will learn a great deal. * Rebecca Buxton, Times Higher Education * A highly informative volume. * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer * Enlightening work... the interviewees do an admirable job of communicating their ideas with clarity and conveying why these issues should matter to a layperson. Those interested in dipping their toes into philosophical waters would do well to peruse these bite-size takes. * Publishers Weekly *