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Tim Mawson

St Peter’s College, Oxford 5th Jan 2004 Dear Caspar (if I may), Thank you very much for your letter of the first of October last year. I am sorry to have taken so long in replying to it. Initially, I … Continue reading

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Fiona Macpherson

Dear Mr. Addyman, Thank you very much for your letter asking about the meaning of life, the universe and everything. I cannot provide you will an answer but I hope to show in what way phiolsophy tries to contibute towards … Continue reading

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Nancy Cartwright

By Post: Dear Mr Addyman I’m sorry. I haven’t a clue how to help with your question! Yours Nancy Cartwright

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Mark Sainsbury

From: Mark Sainsbury Date: 18 Oct 2003, 19:48:52 Subject: Meaning Life has no meaning, but individuals can make their lives meaningful by thinking what they would most like to achieve and then trying to achieve that. Self-awareness among ‘cranks and … Continue reading

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David Papineau

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

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

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

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

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

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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Christopher Norris

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

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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Derek Parfitt

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

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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Harry Lesser

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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