Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel (; born July 4, 1937) is an American philosopher. He is the University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University, where he taught from 1980 until his retirement in 2016. His main areas of philosophical interest are political philosophy, ethics and philosophy of mind.Nagel is known for his critique of material reductionist accounts of the mind, particularly in his essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" (1974), and for his contributions to liberal moral and political theory in ''The Possibility of Altruism'' (1970) and subsequent writings. He continued the critique of reductionism in ''Mind and Cosmos'' (2012), in which he argues against the neo-Darwinian view of the emergence of consciousness. Provided by Wikipedia
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Competency-based instruction : a strategy to eliminate failure; a branching programmed text
Columbus, Ohio : C. E. Merrill Pub. Co., 1972Format: Book
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A longitudinal study of systematic efforts to raise standardized achievement test scores using factors from school effectiveness research
[Washington, DC] : Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 1986Format: Government Document Book
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What does it all mean? : a very short introduction to philosophy
New York : Oxford University Press, 1987Format: Book
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Secular philosophy and the religious temperament : essays 2002-2008
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Format: Book
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Concealment and exposure : and other essays
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002Format: Book
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Mind and cosmos : why the materialist neo-Darwinian conception of nature is almost certainly false
New York : Oxford University Press, 2012Format: Book
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A brief inquiry into the meaning of sin and faith : with "on my religion"
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009Other Authors: “…Nagel, Thomas, 1937-…”
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