Beer and Philosophy (Matt Lawrence Interview on Huffingtonpost)

For those of you that enjoyed Seth's comments on wine and philosophy, look here for an interview with Matt Lawrence, Philosophy Prof at Long Beach City College.

Lawrence's new bookpairs 48 philosophical puzzles with 48 beers, covering historical and modern figures from both the West and East.

For more about the book, here's Lawrence's site; the sample chapter there is about teleportation: does it retain personal identity? It's only about two pages long: just a little something to ponder with some questions for discussion and fun facts. The discussion of Guinness Stout seems pretty beside the point, but I guess the point of the book is to take it to the pub and leaf through it with your friends.

-Mark Linsenmayer