Tag Archives: Thomas Nagel’s What Does It All Mean?

Nagel’s Omission of Theology as a Mode of Theoretical Knowledge

(Last Revised May 20, 2017} I have already devoted two posts in the present series, the “Nagel’s Comparison and Contrasting of Philosophy and Science,” of April 12, 2016, and the “Nagel’s Comparison and Contrasting of Philosophy and Mathematics,” of April … Continue reading

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Nagel’s Comparison and Contrasting of Philosophy and Mathematics

{Last revised May 31, 2017} Today’s post is one in a series, devoted for now to Thomas Nagel’s What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy,* a series constituting the Introduction to Philosophy Initiative presented to the … Continue reading

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The “Table of Contents” for the “After Aristotle Introduction to Philosophy Initiative”

This post lists the titles of and links to the posts I publish in the series, the “After Aristotle Introduction to Philosophy Initiative,” devoted to Thomas Nagel’s What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (New York … Continue reading

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Announcing the After Aristotle Introduction to Philosophy Initiative

(Last Revised May 18, 2017} Those beginning the study of philosophy, whether on their own or in, say, an introductory college course, face many and varied challenges. One among them is that of dealing with the intrinsic difficulties of the … Continue reading

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