What Does It All Mean By Thomas Nagel Summary

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“what does it all mean? “Is a book written by Thomas Nagel. In Nagel proposes several theories that stir our minds. At a certain we have all wondered and ask ourselves questions about our lives, the universe, whether we know anything? Nagel covers controversial topics such as free will or topics that have always afflicted our heads. Did you ever wondered if you have been dreaming our entire life? Why were you destining to have the live that was given to you? Should Hitler be punished hence free will its something that is determined for you even before we are born or my personal favorite one is when someone asks you if we know the meaning of life? We ponder on these things but truth is everyone has a completely different point of view. Everyone has a different opinion, a different perception so while some might agree with nagel others strongly disagree with nagel. At the end of the day we are all going to believe whatever we want and nothing will change our mind, however we will never know the truth, we are never going to be able to to find the …show more content…

How do I know that my daughter is almost one? That she is already taking her first steps? In Nagel's “what does it all mean?” he argues that we don’t know anything other than what our mind presents us with. That despite the fact that we could argue about how real it feels, about the people they have met throughout their lives, their experiences, the laughter, the tears, the pain they have felt. Everything comes from something. Whether it exist out in the actual world or what the perception of “their world “the truth is that it must exist if our mind registered it as something that was or is part of your life therefore it must be true. We don’t know anything, all we know is that here we are, we do not know how it all begun besides from what we’re being told by books, etc... In chapter two nagel proceeds to plant the seed of

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