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View from Nowhere

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ISBN-10: 0195056442

ISBN-13: 9780195056440

Edition: 1989 (Reprint)

Authors: Thomas Nagel

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Much philosophical debate has attempted to reconcile the human capacity to view the world both objectively and subjectively. 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, as it does, every aspect of human life. He deals with its manifestations in such fields of philosophy as the mind-body problem, personal identity, knowledge and scepticism, thought and reality, free will, and ethics. From reviews of the hardback: `Remarkable ... all of his discussions are clear and insightful, but some reach a level of originality and illumination that opens genuinely new avenues of…    
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Book details

List price: $41.99
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/9/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.99" wide x 5.39" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Introduction
Mind
Mind and Body
The Objective Self
Knowledge
Thought and Reality
Freedom
Value
Ethics
Living Right and Living Well
Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life
Bibliography
Index