Eric Schwitzgebel
Autor(a) de Perplexities of Consciousness (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology)
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Obras por Eric Schwitzgebel
Perplexities of Consciousness (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology) (2011) 37 exemplares
Philosophy through Science Fiction Stories: Exploring the Boundaries of the Possible (2021) — Editor — 15 exemplares
The Dauphin’s Metaphysics [short story] 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Avatar: The Last Airbender and Philosophy: Wisdom from Aang to Zuko (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series) (2022) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
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A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical M… por Eric Schwitzgebel
Fifty or so very short essays about philosophical topics. Liked most of them, although a few I found less interesting. Great sense of humor and also I like his sense of humility & fallibility. He has a bit of the scientist in him as well, as he’s frequently interested in analyzing data about philosophers themselves.
Very interesting exploration of the limits of introspection. I liked his writing style a lot.
This collection is intended to support a philosophy course, but the philosophical essays connected to each short story provide little more than the reason for the story’s inclusion. You probably need to go to the classes. However, the stories themselves are quite good. Adjoiners, by Lisa Shoenberg is the best, packing sci-fi and philosophy into an exciting and thought provoking package. The New Book of the Dead, by Sofia Samatar was also very good, but loses focus after a while. Hell is the Absence of God, by Ted Chiang presents a unique world view blending life and the afterlife. Although perfectly contained, I wonder what could be done with an expanded version. Out of the Dragon’s Womb, by Aliette de Bodard had a more subtle philosophical point, but was beautifully written. I look forward to reading more from these sci-fi authors.… (mais)
An empirically-oriented philosopher's study of several diverse examples of how humans show "profound ignorance of most of [their] subjective experience." Claiming no exceptionality for himself, he says, "I wish I could find my way through this morass. I can't. So I aim to drag you down into it with me." (p 19) (!) He sees big problems for elevating consciousness studies to a science.
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- Obras
- 5
- Also by
- 6
- Membros
- 90
- Popularidade
- #205,795
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 4
- ISBN
- 13