Thomas Nagel Quotes


"Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time."
- Thomas Nagel
(Related: Computers, Time, Man, Mind, Waste, Will)

"Life may be not only meaningless but absurd."
- Thomas Nagel
(Related: Life, May)

"There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality."
- Thomas Nagel
(Related: Reality)