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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... argument was largely accepted by the major philosophers who succeeded Anselm , so it counts as one of the most influential philosophical argu- ments in history . What also impressed me on that wintry day in Blackpool was the fact that ...
... are just naive illusions . What we perceive is inside us , not outside , as we naively think . Why would anyone reject common sense in that way ? Here is the standard argument , propounded with great force 13 FIRST STIRRINGS.
My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy Colin McGinn. Here is the standard argument , propounded with great force and clarity by Joad , following a long tradition . Consider illusions and hallucinations , such as seeing a ...
... argument I would stare at the furniture around me and try to force my mind to become aware of it , to penetrate the veil of sense - data ; but I had the stifling feeling that I was only gazing harder at what was inside me -- my own ...
... arguments in their entirety , but they are certainly logical enough — and they shatter a central part of our com ... argument from illusion is like a tidal wave of reasoning that washes you up on a strange , alien beach , leaving you ...
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