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Nagel's Meaning - Robert Bass

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 because we are capable of taking up or adopting this

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 seen this already, but I enclose it as

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 and discovered that the claim of lunacy was

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

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 and help others,” “It is a mystery,” “There is no

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 more modest questions of what we

Tim Chappell

From: Timothy Chappell Date: Tue 07 Oct 2003, 13:33:45 Subject: the meaning of life Dear Mr Addyman, For the meaning of life, see the attachment. Best wishes, Tim Chappell Three questions to begin with.doc

Arnold Zuboff

From: Arnold Zuboff Date: 07.10.2003, 12:39:16 Subject: Explanation Dear Caspar, I'm attaching two parts of my explanation of things. If you're interested in seeing more, please let me know. Best wishes, Arnold Zuboff AN INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSALISM-reader's version.rtf MORAcomplus.

Andrew Belsey

By Post Dear Mr Addyman The meaning of life is preparation for death. I hope that you are well prepared. Yours sincerely, Andrew Belsey

John Haldane

Dear Mr Addyman, Thank you for your interesting letter. I hope the promptness of this reply may compensate for its brevity. Your question is 'what is the meaning of life, the universe and everything?' Noting that you describe yourself as an 'atheist' I am that the

Jens Timmermann

From: Jens Timmermann Date: Mon Oct 6, 2003 1:00:22 pm Subject: meaning of life Dear Mr Addyman, The meaning of life? That's every philosopher's nightmare of a question, especially over dinner. As you kindly give me the opportunity to answer it in writing, here&

Andrew McGonigal

From: "A. McGonigal" Date: Mon Oct 6, 2003 12:46:54 pm Subject: meaning of life I don't have much to say that is useful or insightful to say about this topic, I'm afraid. There are lots of reasons why life is valuable, and

Mark Nelson

From: "Mark T. Nelson" Date: Mon Oct 6, 2003 12:25:11 pm Subject: your letter Dear Caspar: Thanks for your letter of 1 October. I'm sorry to say that I can't think of any paper of mine that would answer to your query.

Jeremy Strangroom

From: "Jeremy Stangroom" Date: Sat Oct 4, 2003 10:25:54 am Subject: Meaning of Life Dear Caspar Thank you for your letter. But I'm not a professional philosophers, so clearly I would have no idea about the meaning of life. However, may I recommend that

why bother?

At long last my philosophical inquiry is underway.. My letter has gone out to 300 philosophers today & the rest will get it just as soon as i've stuffed the envelopes.. 600+ letters to sign, stuff, seal & stamp.. i never realised the quest for knowledge was so

genesis

After a few days of intensive effort I have the names and addresses of almost all the professional philosophers in Britain. Now I am wondering what to do with them. They will be used at least once... Over at New Humanist magazine we are trying to boost our circulation. Sending