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“Although a lot of my work on the mind has been rather abstract and philosophical, I'm interested in psychology and neuroscience and I don't think there are any principled distinctions between the kind of knowledge we get from science and the knowledge we get from philosophy.”

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Tim Crane

Tim Crane is a distinguished philosopher recognized for his contributions to metaphysics and the philosophy of mind. Born on October 17, 1962, he has made significant impacts on the field with his insightful analyses and philosophical inquiries. more

“Social mobility decreased under Labour and under the current government it is reversing. The differences between the poorest and richest are returning to Victorian levels. We don't have open sewers and infant mortality rates at fifty percent but in economic terms we're getting to a level of disparity we haven't seen for a couple of hundred years. And we're getting there very quickly.”

“I come from a privileged background but I worked a lot of winter seasons in the Alps and I've done lots of mundane summer jobs back in Britain where I mixed with less well off people. Maybe it comes from there but I've always felt that it's our duty to make society fairer.”

People Wells Done Jobs Felt Duty Summer Seasons Winter Backgrounds Britain Privileged Mundane Alps Winter Season

Author:Jonathan Trigell

“At the moment we seem to be heading in the opposite direction. However you dress it up, it's pretty obvious who is being affected by the government's cuts.”

Moments Seems Government Cutting Opposites Dresses Obvious Affected Headings

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“Naturalism is a methodological rather than a metaphysical view. It's because I am a naturalist, actually, that I am sceptical about physicalism.”

Views Metaphysical Naturalism Naturalist

Author:Tim Crane

“I have a general moral: great philosophers may be great, but that is not a reason to follow them. Don't be a follower. Work it out for yourself.”

May Reason Moral Philosopher Working It Followers Great Philosophers

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“Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.”

Thinking Night Bed Clock Twelve Scoundrels

Book:The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his life, and notes on his Lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. In eleven volumes ...

Source: The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with his life, and notes on his Lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. In eleven volumes ...

“Living in France means I see the UK in snapshots. There is something quite nice about being in exile and the things you remember about places tend to be the most vivid details. You don't get that when you see somewhere every day.”

Mean Remember Nice Details France Exile Vivid Snapshots

Author:Jonathan Trigell

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