A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures, Schwitzgebel Eric

Автор: Schwitzgebel Eric
Название: Perplexities of Consciousness
ISBN: 0262525224 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262525220
Издательство: MIT Press
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Описание: A philosopher argues that we know little about our own inner lives.

Автор: Schwitzgebel, Eric
Название: Theory Of Jerks And Other
ISBN: 0262539594 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262539593
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Описание: A collection of quirky, entertaining, and reader-friendly short pieces on philosophical topics that range from a theory of jerks to the ethics of ethicists.

Have you ever wondered about why some people are jerks? Found a robot adorable? Considered the ethics of professional ethicists? Reflected on the philosophy of hair? In this engaging, entertaining, and enlightening book, Eric Schwitzgebel turns a philosopher's eye on these and other burning questions. In a series of quirky and accessible short pieces that cover a mind-boggling variety of philosophical topics, Schwitzgebel offers incisive takes on matters both small (the consciousness of garden snails) and large (time, space, and causation). A common theme might be the ragged edge of the human intellect, where moral or philosophical reflection begins to turn against itself, lost among doubts and improbable conclusions. The history of philosophy is humbling when we see how badly wrong previous thinkers have been, despite their intellectual skills and confidence. Schwitzgebel has selected these pieces from the more than one thousand that have appeared since 2006 in various publications and on his popular blog, The Splintered Mind, revising and updating them for this book. Philosophy has never been this much fun.