Life, death, and other inconvenient truths: a realist's view of the human condition

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press (2020)
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Short essays that touch many topics-anxiety, consciousness, death, happiness, morality, stupidity, & truth-that make the case for realism & help set expectations with regard to the human condition.

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BD431.E2155 2020

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9780262044356   0262044358   0262542781

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