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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 2h

If you want to be challenged, and have your mind blown, make sure you get a copy.”

-- Philip Goff, Professor of Philosophy, Durham University, UK.

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 2h

“One of the most enjoyable and thought-provoking philosophy books of recent times. Too Weird to Believe gathers some of the most radical philosophical ideas ever, each defended by contemporary philosophers with careful, intelligent, and easy to understand arguments...

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 10h

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Can't agree with everything we read, you know? Might be worth reading to engage with some of his arguments, if you disagree. Sincerely hope you enjoy it, in any case!

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 1d

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Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas|Paperback

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 1d

The government takes your time and energy, your finite life, to fund inefficiency and waste. Read Adam Moore's chapter, Taxes Aren’t Just Theft, They’re Much Worse in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 1d

... this book can be your bible. If you teach philosophy, it can make a wonderful book for a wide variety of courses, from introductory classes to graduate seminars.”

-- John Perry, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Stanford and UC Riverside, USA.

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Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas

Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas.

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 1d

“Clifford Sosis has put together a wonderful anthology consisting of first-rate philosophers arguing effectively against things most of us are inclined to believe. If you are naturally disagreeable, uncooperative, and skeptical of everything that makes organized society possible...

Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas

Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas.

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 2d

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David Benatar argues having kids is morally wrong in his chapter We Should Not Reproduce in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 3d

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 3d

Read his chapter Consciousness Is Everywhere in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 3d

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Is consciousness rare? Philosopher Luke Roelof argues it may be *everywhere*. Panpsychism says consciousness is a basic ingredient of reality—present in humans, animals, maybe even rocks.

Consciousness Is Everywhere

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 4d

Many doubt robots can be intelligent or conscious. Philosopher @petemandik.bsky.social explains why they are almost certainly wrong. Read his chapter Conscious Intelligent Robots Are Virtually Inevitable in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 9d

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Philosopher Jesper Ryberg explains why a world with many lives barely worth living might be better than one with fewer flourishing lives. Read his chapter More Lives Better Than Good Lives in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

More Lives Better Than Good Lives

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 23d

Do your own research? Sounds responsible. Philosopher Jonathan Matheson shows why it’s a mistake.

Read his chapter Against Doing Your Own Research in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 9d

Read his chapter There’s No Duty to Obey the Law in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

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