A very distinctive book in a number of ways. It features remarkable breadth and erudition. It also moves effortlessly back and forth across the line between contemporary Western philosophy on one hand, and Indian and Chinese philosophy on the other. Topics addressed include personhood and consciousness, rationality, time, space, casuality and creativity, morality, and finally destiny and death. There are not many philosophers who could be as good as Deutsch is on such a broad range of topics. There are fascinating insights ...
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A very distinctive book in a number of ways. It features remarkable breadth and erudition. It also moves effortlessly back and forth across the line between contemporary Western philosophy on one hand, and Indian and Chinese philosophy on the other. Topics addressed include personhood and consciousness, rationality, time, space, casuality and creativity, morality, and finally destiny and death. There are not many philosophers who could be as good as Deutsch is on such a broad range of topics. There are fascinating insights in a number of places.
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