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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... question of God's exis- tence , this seemed like a bolt from the blue . God's exis- tence turns out to be as solid as the fact that four is the next whole number after three . But , as I studied the argu- ment , rereading it , trying to ...
... question at issue is whether we really see physical objects out there in space or just sub- jective 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 ...
... question is : How do I know that I am not now a brain in a vat ? If I were , things would not seem any different to me , so how things seem cannot rule out the vat hypothesis . I may at this very moment just be an immobile brain being ...
... question ( though it must be said that at this time I was not politically engaged ) . I think that I was also attracted to Freud at this time because the power of reason could establish the unobvious , though I cannot recall now exactly ...
... question , and the desire to delve beneath the appearances . It was Freud who first got me interested in the workings of the mind , which became my central interest in later years . And it was Freud who led me to decide to study ...
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The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy Colin McGinn Limited preview - 2011 |
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