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The Mysterious Flame
In recent years the nature of consciousness,our immediately known experiences,has taken its place as the most profound problem that science faces. Now in this brilliant and …
The Philosophy of David Cronenberg
Initially regarded as a cult figure with a strong following amongst sci-fi and horror film fans, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg emerged as a major and commercially viable film …
Mindsight
How to imagine the imagination is a topic that draws philosophers the way flowers draw honeybees. From Plato and Aristotle to Wittgenstein and Sartre, philosophers have talked and …
The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy
Part 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 …
The Subjective View
This book investigates subjective and objective representations of the world. Analogies between secondary qualities and indexical thoughts are developed, and subjective …
Bad Patches
The Space Trap: Alan Swift Leaves Home
The Problem of Consciousness
Can consciousness be fitted into a naturalistic worldview or is it inherently mysterious? In virtue of what does a physical organism come to have an inner conscious life? This …
Power of Movies
How is watching a movie similar to dreaming? What goes on in our minds when we become absorbed in a movie? How does looking “into” a movie screen allow us to experience the …
Philosophy of Language
An introduction to philosophy of language through systematic and accessible explanations of ten classic texts by such thinkers as Frege, Kripke, Russell, and Putnam.Many beginning …
Shakespeare's Philosophy
A distinguished professor of philosophy offers insight into how six of Shakespeare's major works reflect the bard's personal beliefs and were influenced by the essays of Montaigne, …
The Power of Movies: How Screen and Mind Interact
A philosopher addresses the question of why movies have become such a compelling form of entertainment, analyzing how film works on the human mind and imagination, how it expresses …