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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
In the first systematic study of the philosophy of Thomas Nagel, Alan Thomas discusses Nagel's contrast between the subjective and the objective points of view throughout the various areas of his wide ranging philosophy. Nagel's original and distinctive contrast between the subjective view and our aspiration to a view from nowhere within metaphysics structures the chapters of the book. A new Humean in epistemology, Nagel takes philosophical scepticism to be both irrefutable and yet to indicate a profound truth about our capacity for self-transcendence. The contrast between subjective and objective views is ... Read more
In the first systematic study of the philosophy of Thomas Nagel, Alan Thomas discusses Nagel's contrast between the subjective and the objective points of view throughout the various areas of his wide ranging philosophy. Nagel's original and distinctive contrast between the subjective view and our aspiration to a view from nowhere within metaphysics structures the chapters of the book. A new Humean in epistemology, Nagel takes philosophical scepticism to be both irrefutable and yet to indicate a profound truth about our capacity for self-transcendence. The contrast between subjective and objective views is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Durham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844650354
SKU
V9781844650354
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Ref
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About Alan Thomas
Alan Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Kent.
Reviews for Thomas Nagel
A welcome and timely addition to Acumen's Philosophy Now series. Nagel richly deserves to have his significant insights brought to the attention of an even wider readership. Alan Thomas provides this service in an informed and highly professional work. - International Journal of Philosophical Studies