The Last Word
by Thomas Nagel
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
If there is such a thing as reason, it has to be universal. Reason must reflect objective principles whose validity is independent of our point of view principles that anyone with enough intelligence ought to be able to recognize as correct. But this universality of reason is what relativists and subjectivists deny in everincreasing numbers. And...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
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Sam Harris
“Nagle is a very fine writer, a very clear. Just as a style of communication, I think he?s worth going to school on. I would recommend you read his little book, ?The Last Word,? which champions rationality in a very compelling way. | Nagle is a very fine writer, a very clear. Just as a style of communication, I think he’s worth going to school on. I would recommend you read his little book, “The Last Word,” which champions rationality in a very compelling way.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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