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What Does It All Mean
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Author : Thomas Nagel
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1987-10-15
What Does It All Mean written by Thomas Nagel and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-10-15 with Philosophy categories.
In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to think about its questions directly, Thomas Nagel considers possible solutions to nine problems--knowledge of the world beyond our minds, knowledge of other minds, the mind-body problem, free will, the basis of morality, right and wrong, the nature of death, the meaning of life, and the meaning of words. Although he states his own opinions clearly, Nagel leaves these fundamental questions open, allowing students to entertain other solutions and encouraging them to think for themselves.
Philosophy A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Edward Craig
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Release Date : 2002-02-21
Philosophy A Very Short Introduction written by Edward Craig and has been published by Oxford Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-21 with Philosophy categories.
Philosophy introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Aristotle, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It explains how areas of philosophy relate and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done.
What It All Means
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Author : Philippe Schlenker
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2022-11-22
What It All Means written by Philippe Schlenker and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
How meaning works—from monkey calls to human language, from spoken language to sign language, from gestures to music—and how meaning is connected to truth. We communicate through language, connecting what we mean to the words we say. But humans convey meaning in other ways as well, with facial expressions, hand gestures, and other methods. Animals, too, can get their meanings across without words. In What It All Means, linguist Philippe Schlenker explains how meaning works, from monkey calls to human language, from spoken language to sign language, from gestures to music. He shows that these extraordinarily diverse types of meaning can be studied and compared within a unified approach—one in which the notion of truth plays a central role. “It’s just semantics” is often said dismissively. But Schlenker shows that semantics—the study of meaning—is an unsung success of modern linguistics, a way to investigate some of the deepest questions about human nature using tools from the empirical and formal sciences. Drawing on fifty years of research in formal semantics, Schlenker traces how meaning comes to life. After investigating meaning in primate communication, he explores how human meanings are built, using in some cases sign languages as a guide to the workings of our inner “logic machine.” Schlenker explores how these meanings can be enriched by iconicity in sign language and by gestures in spoken language, and then turns to more abstract forms of iconicity to understand the meaning of music. He concludes by examining paradoxes, which—being neither true nor false—test the very limits of meaning.
The Meaning Of It All
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Author : Richard P. Feynman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-29
The Meaning Of It All written by Richard P. Feynman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-29 with Science categories.
Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him -- how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful book -- based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963 -- shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, people's distrust of politicians, and our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant, then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny can't read, just look at the spelling of "friend"); and, finally, ruminating on the death of his first wife from tuberculosis. This is quintessential Feynman -- reflective, amusing, and ever enlightening.
The View From Nowhere
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Author : Thomas Nagel
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1989-02-09
The View From Nowhere written by Thomas Nagel and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-02-09 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Human beings have the unique ability to view the world in a detached way, but at the same time each of us is a particular person in a particular place, each with his own "personal" view of the world. Thomas Nagel's ambitious and lively book tackles this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root of a whole range of philosophical problems, touching every aspect of human life. He deals with its manifestations in such fields of philosophy as the mind-body problem, personal identity, knowledge and skepticism, thought and reality, free will, ethics, the relation between moral and other values, the meaning of life, and death.
Think
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Author : Simon Blackburn
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 1999-08-05
Think written by Simon Blackburn and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-08-05 with Philosophy categories.
This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein have approached its central themes. Each chapter explains a major issue, and gives the reader a self-contained guide through the problems that philosophers have studied. The large scope of topics covered range from scepticism, the self, mond and body, and freedom to ethics and the arguments surrounding the existence of God. Lively and approachable, this book is ideal for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence.
What Does It All Mean
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Author : William A. Adams
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2013-09-11
What Does It All Mean written by William A. Adams and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-11 with Philosophy categories.
As a young man Bill Adams travelled the world teaching US citizens abroad on behalf of a large state university on the East Coast. Back home he reflected that if there were answers to the great questions of life, then he'd not found them - not in India, in Europe, in China, or Japan. In time he came to see that his lifelong interest in how the mind works could be the clue to the meaning of life. Socrates had been right all along: Know thyself. Adams now sets out a new reasoned argument, based on his experience as a cognitive psychologist and as a human being, to show why Socrates was right: the purpose of life is to recognize ourselves - in each other and in all things. The mind is looking for itself: that is how it works, that is what it does for a living.
A Theory Of Justice
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Author : John Rawls
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
A Theory Of Justice written by John Rawls and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Law categories.
In this work the author argues that the correct principles of justice are those that would be agreed to by free and rational persons, placed in the original position behind a veil of ignorance: not knowing their own place in society; their class, race, or sex; their abilities, intelligence, or strengths; or even their conception ofthe good. Accordingly, he derives two principles of justice to regulate the distribution of liberties, and of social and economic goods. In this new edition the work is presented as Rawls himself wishes it to be transmitted to posterity, with numerous minor revisions and amendments and a new Preface in which Rawls reflects on his presentation of his thesis and explains how and why he has revised it.
What Does It All Mean
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Author : Richard Leonard
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 2017
What Does It All Mean written by Richard Leonard and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Religion categories.
Other Minds
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Author : Thomas Nagel
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1995-07-27
Other Minds written by Thomas Nagel and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-07-27 with Philosophy categories.
Over the past twenty-five years, Thomas Nagel has played a major role in the philosophico-biological debate on subjectivity and consciousness. This extensive collection of published essays and reviews offers Nagel's opinionated views on the philosophy of mind, epistemology, and political philosophy, as well as on fellow philosophers like Freud, Wittgenstein, Rawls, Dennett, Chomsky, Searle, Nozick, Dworkin, and MacIntyre.