Category Archives: philosophy

David Papineau

Posted on October 16, 2003 by caspar

From: David Papineau Date: 16.10.2003, 15:13:50 Subject: the universe etc Dear Caspar Addyman Thanks for your odd letter. If you are really interested in how I think the universe might be, you might look at ‘David Lewis and Schrodinger’s Cat’, … Continue reading →

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David Harvey

Posted on October 16, 2003 by caspar

From: David Harvey Date: 16 Oct 2003, 13:13:11 Subject: The Meaning of Life? Caspar, In common with at least one other respondent, I now understand why a free copy of the New Humanist arrived on my doormat, so thanks for … Continue reading →

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Max Steuer

Posted on October 15, 2003 by caspar

From: Steuer, M Date: 15 Oct 2003, 17:40:28 Subject: Life’s Meaning Dear Caspar I’m an economist, not a philosopher. But it is not for that reason only that I wonder if philosophers are either particularly privileged or interested in the … Continue reading →

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Norman Geras

Posted on October 11, 2003 by caspar

From: Norman Geras Sent: Sat Oct 11 18:23:18 2003 Subject: your letter Dear Caspar Addyman Thank you for your letter of 1 October. On my weblog which you can find here: † http://www.normangeras.blogspot.com/ † I offer daily reflections on this … Continue reading →

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Michael Proudfoot

Posted on October 11, 2003 by caspar

By post: Dear Mr Addyman, As you suggest, I receive a considerable number of unsolicited letters from members of the public, of varying degrees of sanity. I would recommend to you a book by one of my colleagues, here at … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Gorman

Posted on October 11, 2003 by caspar

By Post J.L Gorman Some Astonishing Things – Metaphilosophy, vol. 22, 1991 pp. 28-40 Extract: I I believe that, when each of us reflect on the nature of the particular individual person we happen to be, we do so in … Continue reading →

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normblog – the blog of norm geras

Posted on October 10, 2003 by caspar

before 2003 http://normangeras.blogspot.com 2003 onwards.. http://normblog.typepad.com/normblog/

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Christopher Norris

Posted on October 10, 2003 by caspar

By post: Here’s what I think [or thought five years ago] about this, that and the other. Hope it’s of interest. Pretexts: literary and cultural studies, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1999 http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/archive/c-archive/psw-con.html CRITICAL RESOURCES Points of Intervention: Interview with Christopher … Continue reading →

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Stephen Butterfill

Posted on October 9, 2003 by caspar

From: Stephen Butterfill Date: Thu Oct 9, 2003 7:33:25 pm Europe/London Subject: your letter about the meaning of life … Hi Caspar (if I may), Thanks for your letter of 1st October. I’m studying questions about belief and action such … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Life – Dan Merrill

Posted on October 9, 2003 by caspar

Dan Merrill Metaphysics Final Paper Before a philosopher even attempts to ask or answer a question, he must first define the terms he is using. Even if these terms can be satisfactorily defined, the question itself must be questioned. It … Continue reading →

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Nagel’s Meaning – Robert Bass

Posted on October 9, 2003 by caspar

According to Thomas Nagel, the fact that gives rise to questions about the meaning of life is bound up with the possibility of occupying a detached perspective upon the world and upon ourselves, viewing them “from nowhere.” It is only … Continue reading →

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Derek Parfitt

Posted on October 9, 2003 by caspar

From: Derek Parfit Date: 09 Oct 2003, 12:52:21 Subject: (no subject) Dear Caspar Addyman, As it happens, I have written a paper which could be broadly said to be about the meaning of life and the universe. You may have … Continue reading →

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Michael Rush

Posted on October 8, 2003 by caspar

From: Michael Rush Date: 08 Oct 2003, 20:03:53 Subject: a philosopher writes… Dear Caspar, I find myself all too infrequently pestered by self-confessed cranks and lunatics; your honesty is refreshing. Or it was, and then I looked at your website … Continue reading →

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What eminent people have had to say about the meaning of life

Posted on October 8, 2003 by caspar

Two-hundred and thirty-eight quotations from 195 eminent people regarding their beliefs about the meaning of life were content analyzed. The main themes (in order of their frequency) are as follows: “Life is to be enjoyed,” “We are here to love … Continue reading →

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Harry Lesser

Posted on October 7, 2003 by caspar

From: Anthony H Lesser Date: Tue 07 Oct 2003, 13:38:46 Subject: the meaning of life I don’t think anyone has the answer to this or claims to–as no doubt you know. Nor have philosophers normally tried–philosophy is normally about the … Continue reading →

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