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

Book releases today, currently in top 100 (philosophy books) on Amazon! Only one left, they say, more on the way (no idea how many they had).

What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 16h

Read her chapter “There Is No Self” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!

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

Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition. Yet, these philosophical ideas are backed b...

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 16h

We think there’s a unified self that thinks, feels, acts. Philosopher Monima Chadha, inspired by Vasubandhu, argues this is a mistake. The “self” does nothing; we're just chains of causes and effects. Understanding this will make us less anxious and angry, and make us more compassionate and kinder.

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 19h

It will inspire you to rethink the reasons behind your implicit "common sense" assumptions about ethics and the nature of reality.”

-- Eric Schwitzgebel, Professor of Philosophy at UC Riverside, USA.

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Amazon.com: Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas: 9781032763842: Sosis, Cliff: Books

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 19h

“A mind-bending collection of brief, plausible arguments for a wide variety of unusual philosophical views, by an impressive range of contributors. If it doesn't rouse you from your dogmatic slumbers, you must be deeply asleep...

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

-- Barry Lam, Professor of Philosophy at UC Riverside, USA. Host and Producer of @hiphination.bsky.social podcast.

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Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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

, and timely questions like the ethics of polyamory, or whether to have children in today’s world. Written by provocateurs who want us to radically revise our preconceptions, or defend them, this is philosophy at its best and most engaging.”

Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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

“Finally, we have an introductory reader with a distinctively 21st-century orientation towards philosophy. These original essays are about timeless questions, like what counts as art, how to be happy, and what kinds of beings are conscious...

Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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

-- Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away.

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Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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

engaging. Even if you reject their conclusions, their arguments will force you to work hard in your rejection, deepening your perspective on your own convictions. A brilliant celebration of philosophical courage and the unfamiliar places that reason can take us when we refuse to look away.”

Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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 ...

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

“Each of the essays in this highly readable collection argues for a conclusion that takes us beyond the comforts of common sense. Although the essays are all written by contemporary philosophers, the style they adopt, no doubt due to the editor, is vividly accessible, delightfully jargon-free and...

Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas - Kindle edition by Sosis, Cliff. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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 ...

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

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

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 · 3d

“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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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#philosophy #ethics #taxes #freedom

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

Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition. Yet, these philosophical ideas are backed b...

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

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 · 4d

... 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 · 4d

“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 · 5d

#philosophy #antinatalism #ethics

What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 5d

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 · 6d

Relevant to your interests @philipgoff.bsky.social, @davidchalmers.bsky.social

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 6d

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

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

Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition. Yet, these philosophical ideas are backed b...

routledge.com

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What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher? @whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com · 6d

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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

YouTube video by Clifford Sosis

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