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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... physical objects out there in space or just subjective items in our own minds. Normally, we suppose that we see physical objects all the time, and touch them too: We see trains and boats and planes, and we touch doorknobs,
... physical world outside of our minds; rather, it is confined to a purely ... objects than the sun really rises or the earth is really flat—these are just ... physical object— there is no object in the external world that answers to your ...
... physical objects. But now, as we noted earlier, there is no subjective difference between the illusory case and the veridical case: Things look the same in both cases; your experience is the same; you can't tell the difference. Doesn't ...
... 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 a look. But not so: All you determine that way is what sense-data you have after ...
... physical objects. Maybe I have never met a physical object in my life, including the physical objects we call people. Maybe solipsism is true and I am completely alone with my sense-data. Maybe the entire universe is just a shimmering ...
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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