What Does It All Mean?

Wanted to like it but the writing was incredibly dry. Nagel is an influential philosopher but perhaps not a great writer.

There really is something good in everything. Can't help but rate books that don't ‘hit the mark' 4* because there's always a smidgeon of pure wonder. This was a recommended reading for a philosophy subject years ago that I decided to pick up on a whim.

The chapters on free-will, language, morality and justice were stand-outs for me.
How soothing to have a conversation about extremely relevant topics (eg. Racism, sexism) but in a way that focuses on the root of what injustice is...or about the meaning of words (I'm in the middle of learning Greek)...or what makes something wrong...wrong.

So nice to return to philosophical principles but this time without the bulk of the text saying ‘insert famous philosopher' said this. Yes that's a nice place to end up - but starting just by asking the questions was awesome. If you ask questions like ‘does everybody see colours the same' or ‘why is stealing wrong' or ‘if fate exists am I responsible for my actions' then read it lol it's a good time

Peace