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Thomas Nagel, born on July 4, 1937, is an American philosopher renowned for his contributions to moral philosophy, political philosophy, and epistemology. His works delve into themes such as free will, moral intuition, objectivity, philosophy of mind, and religion.

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“fundamentally an organism has conscious mental states if and only if there is something that it is like to be that organism--something it is like for the organism.”

Ifs States Consciousness Conscious Organisms Ifs And

Book:Mortal Questions

Source: Mortal Questions

“Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time.”

Men Mind Believe Made I Believe Waste Computer Conscious Tasks Currents Wasting Time Analogies

Book:The View From Nowhere

Source: The View From Nowhere

“The universe has become not only conscious and aware of itself but capable in some respects of choosing its path into the future--though all three, the consciousness, the knowledge, and the choice, are dispersed over a vast crowd of beings, acting both individually and collectively.”

Choices Universe Three Acting Consciousness Path Capable Conscious Crowds

Book:Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

Source: Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

“Materialism is incomplete even as a theory of the physical world, since the physical world includes conscious organisms among its most striking occupants.”

World Theory Conscious Materialism Organisms Incomplete

Book:Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

Source: Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

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Born: July 4, 1937
Known for: Philosopher
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Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly FalseRelated source material

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The Possibility of AltruismRelated source material

What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to PhilosophyRelated source material

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Concealment and Exposure: And Other EssaysRelated source material

Other Minds: Critical Essays 1969-1994Related source material

Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament: Essays 2002-2008Related source material

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