Can a Robot be Human?

"The examples are engaging and wittily explained, and enhanced by amusing cartoons"

"The book continues to be unputdownable"

"The book introduces some of life's most important questions with tales and tall stories, reasons and arguments, common sense and bizarre conclusions."

"A chirpy introduction to philosophy through thought-experiments and paradoxes."

"Lightly written, but definitely no dumbing down. A simulating read, the subject ranges wide and far."

"With its wonderful varied selection of topics, plus Cave’s admirable lightness of touch, this is one of the most entertaining and thought provoking books I’ve come across in years. So stop messing around with trivia like Sudoku and give your brain a real treat by buying this book."

"This is a chirpy introduction to philosophy through thought-experiments and paradoxes."

"Peter Cave's lively new book is full of arresting ideas, brow-creasing conundrums, persistent puzzles, and pleasing paradoxes. It is ideal reading for open and inquiring minds from 12 to 112-- in fact for everybody who is just dipping a toe into philosophy for the first time."

Peter Cave’s Can a Robot Be Human? is entertaining, witty, and highly readable. A most enjoyable and illuminating read.

With skill and good humour, Peter Cave guides the reader through a maze of intriguing philosophical puzzles.

'A must-read book'