Philosophical Provocations
Readers may be interested to learn that I have signed a contract with MIT Press to publish a collection of my recently written papers, numbering 50 odd (the remaining 60 or so papers may be published in a later volume). The papers are on a great many subjects but they all aim to provoke–hence the title Philosophical Provocations.
This is the best news I have heard all year. Was really hoping something like this might happen. I am buried under with books on relativity and QM at the moment. But soon I will be back on to philosophical matters. And your books will be top of the pile.
I did it just for you!
Dear Professor McGinn,
Your book Inborn Knowledge gave me great pleasure. I am normally not interested in the field of psychology; but your arguments for, and examples and explanations in support of the contention that much knowledge is inborn, made for a fascinating, and very enjoyable read. In addition to your great learning, you are a fine writer, which quality is that which principally brings me to write to you. Indeed, it is your writing talent, as much as your considerable learning and culture – if not more, which made my enlightenment in the matter possible. I thank you for a very good, and enjoyable book.
Thank you for that kind review (quite a contrast to another one I could mention). I think you appreciate that I was doing psychology philosophically. And of course I am dedicated to writing as well as I possibly can.
Hi Colin
Just wondering if you have covered anything on ethics in this volume of your book and do you know when it will be available?
Yes, there is quite a lot on ethics and it should be out in about a year (I’m still finalizing it).