I Think, Therefore I Draw by Cathcart, Thomas -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About the Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Contents Introduction I. What’s It All About, Alfie? (The Meaning of Life)

Is That All There Is? Going for Broke Oy, Vey! All Things Considered, I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia

II. Is It Now Yet? (The Philosophy of Time)

Time Is a River—Watch Your Step A Paradox Walks into a Bar Are We There Yet? Determinedly Deterministic

The Masculine Mystique Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Any Questions?

IV. If It Works, It’s Right, Right? (The Epistemology of Pragmatism)

Practice, Practice, Practice Sexual Practices

V. What Is the Fairest Way to Divvy Up Goods? (Capitalism, Marxism, and Libertarianism)

Freedom’s Just Another Word for “Leave Me Alone” An Umbrella Theory of History The Dehuman Condition

VI. You Call This Living? (Hedonism, Stoicism, and Mindful Living)

Pleasure on a Modest Scale What the Stoic Brought Living in Sin: A Radical Interpretation Carpe Diem!

Ya Think It Thinks? Lao’s Tao of Techno Where Do I Stop and You Begin? “Depends on How You Use It”

VIII. Is There a Cosmic Scheme, and Who’s Asking? (Cosmology and Other Metaphysics)

Nobody Here but Us Chickens Nature Naturing Hallelujah, Come On, Get Happy! Me, Me, Me It’s All Relative, Honey We Are All, Like, So Evolved

IX. What Do You Mean, “Mean”? (Language, Truth, and Logic)

How Do You Know What You Can’t Know? Watch Your Language! The Enlightened Tongue Twister Confusion Ahead Do You Really Know What You’re Talking About?

X. What Makes You Think You Know What You Think You Know? (Theories of Knowledge)

How Sure Are You? Beam It Down, Scotty Science in Action Ring-a-Ding-Ding You Say Analytic, I Say Synthetic, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

Let’s Take a Vote on Getting Rid of Democracy It’s Only Natural Power Up

XII. Who Are You to Question Authority? (The Philosophy of Law and Moral Authority)

Does Mother Know Best? Because I Said So—That’s Why

XIII. Who Says I’m Responsible? (Determinism, Free Will, and Existentialism)

The Stimulus Made Me Do It Don’t Tell Me I’m Not to Blame!

XIV. What Went Wrong with Right and Wrong? (The Philosophy of Ethical Behavior)

Do the Right Thing, Whatever That Means Getting Down to Basics The “You” Calculus Ethics Gone Wild Doing What Comes Naturally

XV. What If Your Right Is My Wrong? (Moral Relativity)

Whoa! Hot Damn, That’s Good! I Can Feel It in My Bones

XVI. Is Love All There Is? (Eros and Beyond)

Love Is Never Having to Say,“I’m Outta Here!” I Feel You! Survival of the Most Tenderhearted? Love Is But a Song We Sing

XVII. Why Won’t God Tell Us Whether He or She Exists? (Theism, Proofs, and Strategies)

Thinking Bigly A Pile of Analogs It’s Turtles All the Way Down Place Your Bets, Please I’m Leaving It All Up to You

XVIII. Philosophy, Schmolosophy, Who Needs It? (Metaphilosophy)

What’s the Meta with Philosophy? Maybe I Should Have Majored in Computer Science

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