What Does It All Mean
Thomas Nagel

Summary

A great short read that introduces you to the basic concepts of philosophy. Definitely makes you stop and think

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Notes

The inside of your mind is the only thing you can be sure of

How do you know that there are any minds at all besides your own?

Is your mind something different from your brain or is it your brain?

Nothing up to the point at which you choose determines irrevocably what your choice will be

There is no substitute for a direct concern for other people as the basis of morality

You don’t matter as much from the outside as you matter to yourself from the inside – since from the outside you don’t matter more than anyone else

Equal opportunity produces unequal results

What’s tough is some people start life w/ undeserved disadvantages

Looking at it from the outside, it wouldn’t matter if you existed. But you do and that’s all that matters

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