[Simone de Beauvoire without shelves]
The philosophers of the End Times series recommended books to readers to get further into their philosophical world. As part of an occasional offshoot of that series, here’s a new batch to help you get your shelves re-calibrated.
[Livraria Lello e Irmao – Porto, Portugal.]
John McDowell’s Mind, Value and Reality, a great collection of essays. From an earlier period of analytic philosophy, Bernard Williams’s Moral Luck, Thomas Nagel’s Mortal Questions, Nelson Goodman’s Ways of Worldmaking. We are having a reading group at Sussex on G.E.M. Anscombe’s Intention, if you fancy some hard work, this very slim volume is recommended.
[Shakespeare and Co – Paris, France]
Ӭ1. Consilience by E.O Wilson (for any discipline Рamazing)
”¨2. Sophie’s World (must read for any young philosopher in waiting)”¨
3. Why Would Anyone Believe in God? Justin Barrett (intro to cognitive science of religion)Ӭ
4. Explaining Culture РDan SperberӬ
5. Experimental Philosophy – Knobe & Nichols (great intro to ex phi)
[Philosopher Stathis Psillos’s bookshelves]
Robert Kane’s The Significance of Free Will.
[Foucault with some shelves]
Experimental Philosophy by Josh Knobe and Shaun Nichols, 2008, which starts with an informative ‘Experimental Philosophy Manifesto’ and contains a number of interesting papers, or for an overview, Joshua Alexander’s Experimental Philosophy: An Introduction.
[Tarantino with shelves]
1. Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008)Ӭ
2. Tango (Carlos Saura, 1998)Ӭ
3. Of Gods & Men (Xavier Beauvois, 2010)
Ӭ4. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007)Ӭ
5. The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan Jose Campanella, 2009)
[Bad Timing bookshelves]
Terry Penner’s The Ascent from Nominalism
”¨James Ladyman and Don Ross’s Every Thing Must Go
”¨Robert Batterman’s The Devil in the Details
”¨Alexander Bird’s Nature’s Metaphysics
”¨Plato’s “Theaetetus” and “Sophist”
[William Burroughs with shelves]
Simon Blackburn, Think: a compelling introduction to philosophy ; Simon Blackburn, Being Good: a short introduction to ethics ; Thomas Nagel, What Does it All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy ; Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy .
[Keith Richard’s library]
Graham Priest’s ‘Logic: A Short Intro’
[Neil Gaiman’s library]
Time and Space, Barry DaintonӬ The Metaphysics Within Physics, Tim Maudlin ӬQuantum Mechanics and Experience, David Albert ӬAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Physics, Marc Lange ӬReal Time II, D.H. Mellor
[Professor Richard A. Macksey’s library]
Take a look at the wonderful work of van Inwagen, Frankfurt, Wolf, and the Strawsons. And while you’re at it, I encourage you to read some others such as John Fischer, Bob Kane, Al Mele, and Derk Pereboom, not to mention ‘youngsters’ like Dana Nelkin, Manuel Vargas, Neil Levy, and Tamler Sommers.
[Nic Roeg with shelves]
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