| Thomas Nagel Contributor(s): Thomas, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773535608 ISBN-13: 9780773535602 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Thomas begins by clarifying and defending Nagel's basic metaphysical contrast between subjective and objective ways of thinking about the world. He shows how a proper understanding of radically perspectival views of the world allows one to defend some of Nagel's most important claims about the mind, tracing his influential work in the philosophy of mind from his early paper on physicalism to his recent defence of a form of dual aspect theory. Thomas then turns to ethics, where Nagel's influence is pre-eminent, following the development of his views from his contrast between subjective and objective reasons in his early work to his later hybrid ethical theory. The volume concludes with an examination of Nagel's political philosophy, particularly his recent controversial work on global justice. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 191 |
| Series: Philosophy Now (McGill-Queen's) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Alan: - Alan Thomas is senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Kent. |
