(July 29, 2017 at 5:49 am)Succubus Wrote:(July 28, 2017 at 9:04 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Thomas Nagel is one of the most significant philosophers of the 20th Century. His paper, "What is It Like to be A Bat" was an important contribution to philosophy of mind and is required reading in classes on the subject. Before you start accusing other people of ignorance, you might try reading a book. YouTube is not a substitute for actual study from original sources.
Regarding the highlight: if philosophers would only stick to that sort of shite then I wouldn't have a word of criticism, crack on lads, fill your boots. But this>
"Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False"
He can fuck right off. What's his opinion on thermodynamics, or drug resistant tuberculosis, plasma physics? The moment these characters step outside of their niche they should be kicked in the shins and thrown into a pond.
I evaluate ideas on there merits not the identity of those who have them. Regardless, Nagel is more than qualified to discuss the relationship between the quantitative inquiries of natural science and the qualitative inquires of teleology, value, and experience. If what you say is true then people trained only in the natural sciences would be barred from contributing to any discussions about ethics, aesthetics, linguistics, or logic.
