What Do We Really Know?: The Big Questions in Philosophy by Simon Blackburn (Eng

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Simon Blackburn tackles the key questions in philosophy.

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In What Do We Really Know? Simon Blackburn addresses the twenty most-asked philosophical questions, including 'Can machines think?', 'What is the meaning of life?', 'Is death to be feared?', 'Why be good?', 'What am I?' and 'What do we really know?' Each 3000-word essay examines a question that has eternally perplexed enquiring minds, and provides answers from history's great thinkers.

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Blackburn addresses the 20 most-asked philosophical questions, including 'Can machines think?' and 'What do we really know?'. Each one is tackled in a 3000 word essay.

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'Can machines think?' 'What is the meaning of life?' 'Is death to be feared?' 'Why be good?' 'What am I?' and 'WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW?' These are some of the most fundamental and frequently asked questions in philosophy. In What Do We Really Know? acclaimed author Simon Blackburn draws on his own distinguished work, as well as that of history's great thinkers, to provide a thought-provoking and accessible introduction to this eternally fascinating subject.

Author Biography

Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, and one of the most distinguished philosophers writing today. He is the author of the bestselling books The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, Think, Being Good, Lust, Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed and How to Read Hume. He lives in Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Preface. Am I a Ghost in a Machine? - The search for consciousness. What is Human Nature? - The problem of interpretation. Am I Free? - Choices and responsibility. What Do We Know? - Virtual realities and valuable authorities. Are We Rational Animals? - Reason in theory and practice. How Can I Lie to Myself? - Self-deception, seduction and motivation. Is There Such a Thing as Society? - The individual and the group. Can We Understand Each Other? - Treating words carefully. Can Machines Think? - Artificial intelligence and cognitive powers. Why Be Good? - Annoying behaviour and annoying questions. Is It All Relative? - Problems of toleration, truth and confidence. Does Time Go By? - The strange river of time. Why Do Things Keep on Keeping on? - Problems of constancy and chaos. Why is There Something and Not Nothing? - The strange ways of being. What Fills Up Space? - The curious nature of things and their properties. What is Beauty? - The fatal attraction of things. Do We Need God? - Hope, consolation and judgement. What is it All For? - The pursuit of the meaning of life. What are My Rights? - Positive, negative and natural rights. Is Death to be Feared? - The awful abyss of extinction. Notes. Key Philosophers. Index.

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In What Do We Really Know? Simon Blackburn addresses the twenty most-asked philosophical questions, including 'Can machines think?', 'What is the meaning of life?', 'Is death to be feared?', 'Why be good?', 'What am I?' and 'What do we really know?' Each 3000-word essay examines a question that has eternally perplexed enquiring minds, and provides answers from history's great thinkers.

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Simon Blackburn tackles the key questions in philosophy.

Details ISBN1780875878 Author Simon Blackburn Year 2012 ISBN-10 1780875878 ISBN-13 9781780875873 Media Book Publication Date 2012-09-27 Short Title WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW Language English Residence Hapel Hill, NC, US Birth 1944 Affiliation Specialty Registrar in Paediatric Surgery, Chelsea & Westminster Hospi Subtitle The Big Questions in Philosophy Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 100 Imprint Quercus Publishing Format Paperback Publisher Quercus Publishing Pages 272 UK Release Date 2012-09-27 Audience General NZ Release Date 2012-12-31 AU Release Date 2012-12-31 We've got this

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