Author: Jostein Gaarder Type: Non-fiction Genre: Philosophy, History Reader's Objective: To know about various phylosophies Notebook: Rating: ***** Review: Will recommend this book to anyone who has wants a quick overview of phylosophies.
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Philosophical questions: Will a robot ever achieve consciousness or self-awareness? How does the human brain function? What is the difference between a human and a machine? How are we going to save our civilization and the basis of our existence?
The golden rule in the study of ethics - is reciprocity; Do to others what you would like them to do to you. This rule doesn't apply across the time. One generation can be ethical the other need not.
Need for Universal Declaration of human obligations
We came out of tetrapods that crawled out of the sea 350 million years ago, Our universe is about 13.7 Billion years old
Philosophers embark on a perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence.
The early Greek philosophers aimed to find natural, rather than supernatural explanations for the natural processes.
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