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The Last Word

by Thomas Nagel

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This work presents a sustained defence of reason against the attacks of subjectivism, delivering systematic rebuttals of relativistic claims with respect to language, logic, science and ethics.

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Thomas Nagel is University Professor at New York University.

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Canonical title: The Last Word
Original publication date: 1997

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Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 149.2 — Philosophy & psychology Philosophical schools of thought Other philosophical systems and doctrines Realism
LCC: B945 .N333 .L37 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Philosophy (General) By period Modern By region or country
BISAC: PHI PHILOSOPHY Epistemology

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Published: 1997
Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 149.2
LCC: B945 .N333 .L37

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