What does it all mean? : a very short introduction to philosophy / Thomas Nagel.
"Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to tackle its problems head-on, Nagel turns to some of the most important questions we can ask about ourselves. Do we really have free will? Why should we be moral? What is the relation between our minds and our brains? Is there life after...
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Hōputu: | Pukapuka |
Reo: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1987.
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Whakarāpopototanga: | "Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to tackle its problems head-on, Nagel turns to some of the most important questions we can ask about ourselves. Do we really have free will? Why should we be moral? What is the relation between our minds and our brains? Is there life after death? How should we feel about death? In a universe so vast, billions of light years across, can anything we do with our lives really matter? And does it matter if it doesn't matter? These are perennial questions we ask about the human condition, and Nagel probes them, and others like them, thoughtfully, clearly, and with humor."--Publisher's description. |
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Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | 101 pages ; 21 cm |
ISBN: | 0195052161 9780195052169 0195052927 9780195052923 |