David Edmonds (philosopher)

{{Short description|British philosopher}}

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David Edmonds (born 1964{{cite web|url=http://viaf.org/viaf/32273779/|title=VIAF for Edmonds, David|publisher=Virtual International Authority File|accessdate=10 March 2015}}) is a British philosopher, and 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.{{cite news | url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/a-window-on-the-big-questions/story-e6frg6zo-1226054018937 | title=A window on the big questions | work=The Australian | date=14 May 2011 | accessdate=25 May 2011 | author=Slattery, Luke}}

He also presents the Philosophy 24/7 podcast series{{cite web|url=http://philosophy247.org/pages/about/|title=About Philosophy 247|accessdate=9 March 2018}} produced by Hugh Fraser of the Storynory podcast, and consults with Michael Chaplin on the BBC radio plays The Ferryhill Philosophers.

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.