How Long to Read Uncorrected Papers

How Long Does it Take to Read Uncorrected Papers?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read Uncorrected Papers by Wallace Matson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Uncorrected Papers of Wallace Matson extend over an extraordinarily wide range of philosophical questions, a range beginning with such ancients as Plato and Parmenides and concluding with his own 1991 Commencement Address commending the 'study of philosophy as a prophylactic against bullshit.' In describing the papers published in this book as uncorrected Matson is claiming that their arguments have not been refuted. This is a book which must be read and pondered by everyone seeking philosophical truth.-Antony Flew, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Reading University, EnglandThese essays address a spectrum of fundamental topics in a way that will be illuminating for philosophers and lay readers alike. Matson's straightforward, no-holds-barred approach provides welcome relief from the usual pale gray philosophical fare.-John Heil, Professor of Philosophy, Monash University, Australia, and Washington University, St Louis, MOThese incisive, witty, and completely accessible essays on a wide range of topics by historian of philosophy Wallace Matson admirably demonstrate that philosophy can still be based on careful reasoning and presented with clarity of expression. Against fashionable contemporary views, Matson asserts that philosophy is the most important subject in the college curriculum, because it is the investigation into what rationality is. Getting the answer wrong to the question What does it mean to be reasonable? is the most catastrophic of errors. The motivation for most of the essays in this collection is his perception that this error is being widely committed and that received opinion on many topics is dead wrong.Accordingly, he takes issue with the following beliefs: bodily resurrection is possible; zombies are logically possible (as David Chalmers claims); John Rawls wrote a book on justice; religion is an aid to morality; Zeno and Parmenides tried to prove that nothing really moves; the actual world is only one out of an infinity of possible worlds; and much more. Also included are two essays on Matson's distinctions between high and low beliefs, four essays on Spinoza, and, in conclusion, The Study of Philosophy as a Prophylactic against Bullshit.Wallace Matson (Berkeley, CA) is professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of A New History of Philosophy, Sentience, and The Existence of God.

How long is Uncorrected Papers?

Uncorrected Papers by Wallace Matson is 379 pages long, and a total of 98,161 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Uncorrected Papers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read Uncorrected Papers aloud.

What Reading Level is Uncorrected Papers?

Uncorrected Papers is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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