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Chronological list of philosophers encountered by Ian -- This is the title of the prologue ; A note from the old man -- Knowledge ; What really really happened -- Self, mind, soul ; What's in a name -- Science ; We are it -- The liar, motion, and a "surprise" ; Silent lonesome tree -- God ; The purpose of meaning -- Evil ; The price of a paper and a paper for a price -- Going East ; No thing ; The problem with solutions -- Faith and reason ; Why he loves her -- Free will ; The power of the hill -- Selfishness (and science revisited) ; The power of the quill -- Heaps and eggs ; The hanging town -- Society, politics, and money ; If only -- Ethics and morality ; Can you (not) believe it? -- The final excursion -- The words after all previous words : souls (revisited) and brains (visited)--and humans -- Afterword : The "first" excursion, the author authors -- Reading group discussion questions -- KQED's Forum with Michael Krasny, interview with Jack Bowen -- Lyrics to "Beautiful colors" by Matt and Jack Bowen. |
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