The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century PhilosophyPart memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the self–portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life on both sides of the Atlantic. The Making of a Philosopher follows Colin McGinn from his early years in England reading Descartes and Anselm, to his years in the states, first in Los Angeles, then New York. McGinn presents a contemporary academic take on the great philosophical figures of the twentieth century, including Bertrand Russell, Jean–Paul Sartre, and Noam Chomsky, alongside stories of the teachers who informed his ideas and often became friends and mentors, especially the colorful A.J. Ayer at Oxford. McGinn's prose is always elegant and probing; students of contemporary philosophy and the general reader alike will absorb every page. |
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... never remember a time when my tiny , shrill - voiced , constantly cussing grandmother had any teeth ; she chewed meat with her gums . She said “ thee ” and “ thou ” ( pronounced thoo ) as part of ordinary speech , as in " thee knaas ...
... never very strong in that department . I have no recollection of my first three years in the northeast , and when I was three we moved to Gillingham , Kent , in the southeast of England . What a difference three hundred miles makes ...
... never been mentioned in my house; it was not something a McGinn had ever done before. My teachers expected that I would become a PE teacher because of my sporting talents and moderate ability with book learning. My own thoughts turned ...
... never mentioned this ) . As a result of these philosophical intrusions I started to dip into some elementary philosophy books ( if there can really be said to be such things ) . Naturally , I was very concerned with whether the ...
... never had it to start with. And from there it only got worse. If we never perceive physical objects, how do we know they are really there? Not by perception, certainly. Normally, you think you can tell what is in a room by going to have ...
Contents
Chapter Three Logic and Language | |
Chapter Four Mind and Reality | |
Chapter Five Belief Desire and Wittgenstein | |
Chapter Six Consciousness and Cognition | |
Chapter Seven Metaphilosophy and Fiction | |
Chapter Eight Evil Beauty and Logic | |
Acknowledgments | |
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