- Philosopher | July 4, 1937 -
Life may be not only meaningless but absurd.
Thomas Nagel
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Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time.
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Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable.
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There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality.
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