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Things That Bother Me: Death, Freedom, the Self, Etc
By Strawson, Galen
- ISBN
- 9781681372204 9781681372211
- Publisher
- New York Review
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Starred Review on April 1, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
In this collection of essays, Strawson (philosophy, Univ. of Texas at Austin: The Subject of Experience) enables lay readers to see a philosopher at work. He does so by arguing for a number of strongly held positions. The "silliest claim that has ever been made" is the denial of consciousness, and Strawson is merciless toward those who profess a physicalism that excludes it. To the contrary, experience is part of the physical wo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
