About this title: Nozick analyzes fundamental issues, such as the identity of the self, knowledge and skepticism, free will, the foundations of ethics, and the meaning of life.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780674664487ISBN:0674664485
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 784 p. Belknap Press. Audience: General/trade. Book is solid, tight, and clean; price clipped; former owner's inscription on ffep; read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780674664487ISBN:0674664485
Description: Very good in fair dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 784 p. Belknap Press. Audience: General/trade. Book is solid and clean and tight with gift inscription on ffep; DJ has numerous tears and small edge chips. It is solid though and no major missing chunks. read more
Description: Very Good in lightly chipped jacket. 0674664485. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1981. 1st Edition. xii+[2]+764+[6]pp. Dark gray cloth with silver spine lettering. A very good copy in lightly chipped dust jacket. 2 pounds 12.0 ounces = 1.3 kg. 9.6 x 6.6 x 1.6 inches = 24 x 16.5 x 4cm. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780674664487ISBN:0674664485
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder strike on bottom. DJ has light wear. Shipping may be extra due to 4 lb weight. Belknap Press; Remainder; 9.5 x 1.75 x 6.75 Inches; 764 pages. read more
Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University, Cambrdge MA
Date Published: (c. 1981) 1982
Description: Very Good-in Good-dust jacket; Very minor edge wear on the clean, sound binding. Dirty thumb-prints on fore edge. Small, light stain In margin of p.240, else contents are almost as new. DJ is not much to look at, but it provides plenty of protection and information. Gray cloth, bright silver lettering. Index. PHILOSOPHY. "In this highly original work, Robert Nozick develops new views on philosophy's central topics and weaves them into a unified philosophical perspective. " Ranges widely over ... read more
"Took me about two months to finish it. It's clearly written and the terminology uses mostly commonplace terms(i.e., it's not like loopy Sartre or Heidegger and their 'beingness-within-becoming-beingness'es.) However, Nozick doesn't seem to want readers to fill in the gaps for him and his explanations can border on tedious. The book itself covers all sorts of questions relevant to philosophy. He proposes his own theory for the purpose of philosophy, which is not to seek philosophical truths (this page already contains an explanation of what the theory is, if you can guess.) His refutation of radical skepticism is perfect for those moments when you find yourself in a debate over solopsism with someone at a bus stop or the check-out lane. I'm not a fan of his positions on ethics. The last chapter is about the purpose of life and is purely light-hearted fun, but not without making a few good points along the way."
"Contains painstakingly subtle investigations of metaphysics, epistemology, and value theories. Its good, but it takes a considerable investment of time to plod through. I would say the chapters on metaphysics were of the greatest use and interest to me."
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