Who Am I? And If So, How Many? : a philosophical journey / Richard David Precht
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- Precht, Richard David, author
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- Carlton North : Scribe Publications, 2011
- Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2011
- 1 online resource (352 pages)
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- 9781921753770 (EPUB)
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The international bestseller that takes you on a journey through your mind and gives you the answers to the big philosophical questions There are many books about philosophy, but Who Am I? And If So, How Many? is different from the rest. Never before has anyone introduced readers so expertly and, at the same time, so lightheartedly and elegantly to the big philosophical questions. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, history, and even pop culture, Richard David Precht deftly elucidates the questions at the heart of human existence - What is truth? Does life have meaning? Why should I be good? - and presents them in concise, witty, and engaging prose. The result is an exhilarating journey through the history of philosophy and a wonderfully accessible introduction to current research on the brain. Both instructive and entertaining, Who Am I? And If So, How Many? is an essential resource for how we think and live. • an international bestseller with over 900,000 copies sold in Germany • translated into 18 languages • an expert and light-hearted approach to the big philosophical questions.
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- Cover page; title page; copyright page; dedication; contents; introduction; what can i know?; sils maria: clever animals in the universe: what is truth?; hadar: lucy in the sky: where do we come from?; madrid: the cosmos of the mind: how does my brain function?; ulm: a winter's eve in the thirty years war: how do i know who i am?; vienna: mach's momentous experience: who is 'i'?; omicron ceti iii: mr spock in love: what are feelings?; vienna: ruling the roost: what is my subconscious?; new york: now what was that?: what is memory?; cambridge: the fly in the bottle: what is language?
- Naxos: do be do be do: what is freedom?más a tierra: robinson's used oil: do we need possessions?; boston: the rawls game: what is just?; vanuatu: isles of the blessed: what is a happy life?; athens: the distant garden: can happiness be learned?; utopia: the matrix machine: does life have meaning?; notes.
- Oxford: beyond sausage and cheese: may we eat animals?atlanta: great apes in the cultural arena: how should we treat great apes?; washington: the wail of the whale: why should we protect nature?; montreal: tears of a clone: can people be copied?; ghent: ready-made children: where is reproductive medicine heading?; cleveland: 'bridge into the spirit world': how far can neuroscience go?; what can i hope for?; le bec: the greatest conceivable being: does god exist?; bishop wearmouth: the archdeacon's watch: does nature have meaning?; bielefeld: 'a quite normal improbability': what is love?
- What should i do?paris: rousseau's error: do we need other people?; madison: the sword of the dragon slayer: why do we help others?; königsberg: the law within me: why should i be good?; frankfurt am main: the libet experiment: can i will what i will?; cavendish: the case of gage: is there morality in the brain?; parma: i feel what you feel: does it pay to be good?; boston: the man on the bridge: is morality innate?; london: aunt bertha shall live: are we entitled to kill?; in the uterus: the birth of dignity: is abortion moral?; berlin: end of life: should euthanasia be allowed?
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- Philosophers
- Philosophy -- Introductions
- Cognition & cognitive psychology
- History of Western philosophy
- Philosophy - History & Surveys - General
- Philosophy - Movements - Existentialism
- Philosophy - Movements - Humanism
- Popular science
- The self, ego, identity, personality
- Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600
- Australian
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