01304nam a2200181 i 4500008004100000020001800041040000800059082001300067100001800080245008500098260004800183300003000231336002600261337002800287338002700315520076500342650001501107250526s1987    xx            000 0 und d  a0-19-505216-1  aGCL  a100bNAG10aNagel, Thomas10aWhat Does It All Mean? :bA Very Short Introduction To Philsophy /cThomas Nagel  bOxford University Press,aNew York :c1987.  a101 Pages :bpbk.c20 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIn this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to think about its questions directly, Thomas Nagel considers possible solutions to nine problems--knowledge of the world beyond our minds, knowledge of other minds, the mind-body problem, free will, the basis of morality, right and wrong, the nature of death, the meaning of life, and the meaning of words. Although he states his own opinions clearly, Nagel leaves these fundamental questions open, allowing students to entertain other solutions and encouraging them to think for themselves.  aPhilosophy