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The Mystery of Consciousness
John R. Searle
New York Review Books, 1990
A gentleman reviews the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
+ For everyone who missed Searle's reviews in The New York Review of Books...
John Searle believes consciousness is a result of the biological properties of the human brain. To quote him exactly: "biological brains have a remarkable biological capacity to produce experiences, and these experiences only exist when they are felt by some human or animal agent." That does not ...
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The Cognitive Basis of Science
Cambridge University Press, 2002
What makes science possible? Specifically, what features of the human mind, of human cognitive development, and of human social arrangements permit and facilitate the conduct of science? The essays in this volume address these questions, which are inherently interdisciplinary, requiring co-operation between philosophers, psychologists, and others in the social and cognitive sciences. They concern ...
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A Rulebook for Arguments
Anthony Weston
Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2000
Makes a terrible doorstop, so you may as well read it...
+ Solid and Concise
+ Useful scientific writing tool
+ Argument: Well I say it's good!
+ Many Virtues, Just One Fault
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The Novum Organon, or a True Guide to the Interpretation of Nature
Francis Bacon
Adamant Media Corporation, 2005
This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1855 edition by the University Press, Oxford.
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Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction
William L. Rowe
Wadsworth Publishing, 2006
Excellent, balanced, and concise intro to phil. of religion
+ Excellent, but deserves to be expanded
+ The Platonic form of phil religion books
+ A boon to philosophy teachers
+ Good Introduction
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The Ethics Of Spinoza: The Road to Inner Freedom
Benedict de Spinoza
Citadel, 2000
One of the one hundred or so most brilliant books
+ The Perfect Introduction to Spinoza
+ Difficult but worth it.
The Ethics of Spinoza is one of the hundred or so most brilliant books ever written. It is also one of the most amazing accomplishments Man has produced. Not easy reading, it is worth working through. By logical argument piled on top of each preceding argument, Spinoza states that "God" is ...
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics That Will Be Able to Come Forward As Science With Kant's Letter to ...
Immanuel Kant, James W. Ellington
Hacket Pub. Co., 2002
best insomnia cure ever
+ Incredibly Helpful in Understanding Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
+ Analytic of the Critique
+ Overview
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Spinoza: An Introduction to His Philosophical Thought (Pelican)
Stuart Hampshire
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988
B FORMAT.192PP.COMPLETE RESET WITH UPDATED TEXT.
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46 Pages
Scott Liell
Running Press, 2004
Altered My View of American History
+ An important piece of the story of the American Revolution (a history teacher's review)
+ Opened my eyes
+ A great look at an overlooked part of American history
+ Short and to the point
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The Mysterious Flame: Conscious Minds In A Material World
Colin Mcginn
Basic Books, 2000
Do we have souls?
+ Wonderfully lucid refutation of materialiasm, positivism and other such rubbish
+ A bargain, On Time and As Ordered
Colin McGinn's central claim in this brilliant and fascinating book is that the "question of the relationship of mind and body is perfectly genuine, but our minds are not equipped to solve it, rather as the cat's mind is not up to discovering relativity theory..." On that central claim, McGinn ...
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Descartes: Discourse On Method and the Meditations
Laurence J. Lafleur
Prentice Hall, 1960
I think, therefore I read...
+ Great Philosophy in a Not-So-Great Edition
Rene Descartes is often considered the founding father of modern philosophy. A true Renaissance man, he studied Scholastic philosophy and physics as a student, spent time as a volunteer soldier and traveler throughout Europe, studied mathematics, appreciated the arts, and became a noted ...
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What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (Very Short Introduction)
Thomas Nagel
Oxford University Press, USA, 1987
A Small Taste of Success to Begin the Scholarly Life
+ Excellent Intro to Philosophy
+ An Hour of Deep Thought
+ No Better Brief Intro to Philosophy
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
Cambridge University Press, 1999
Philio-Reference for a non-philosopher
+ Wonderful resource for students and laypersons
+ Clear, concise and compelling
I lack training in philosophy but often read nonfiction criticism that requires a bit of philosophical background. This book provides that background without sending my tired eyes to the much longer entries in the eight volume _Encyclopedia of Philosophy_. From the Dictionary's depth and breadth ...
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Ten Philosophical Mistakes
Mortimer J. Adler
Touchstone, 1997
What are your oversights? (1)
+ Useful book - Still very relevant
+ Good Book
The following is my take on Adler's Ten Philosophical Mistakes. Please forgive my mistakes in advance and feel free to correct me here or via email at jldarrouzet@gmail.com.
1. Consciousness and Its Objects:
Mis-taking "that by which" we are conscious of our ideas, perceptions, memories, ...
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Wittgenstein Reader (Blackwell Readers)
Blackwell Publishers, 1994
An excellent compilation by an excellent author
+ Great text for doing philosophy in class
+ Mr from Mumbai,
+ A handy access to Wittgenstein's works (themewise sorted)
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An excellent compilation by an excellent author
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