In the first systematic study of the philosophy of Thomas Nagel,
Alan Thomas discusses Nagel's contrast between the "subjective" and
the "objective" points of view throughout the various areas of his
wide ranging philosophy. Nagel's original and distinctive contrast
between the subjective view and our aspiration to a "view from
nowhere" within metaphysics structures the chapters of the book. A
"new Humean" in epistemology, Nagel takes philosophical scepticism
to be both irrefutable and yet to indicate a profound truth about
our capacity for self-transcendence. The contrast between
subjective and objective views is then considered in the case of
the mind, where consciousness proves to be the central aspect of
mind that contemporary theorising fails to acknowledge adequately.
The second half of the book analyses Nagel's work on moral and
political philosophy where he has been most deeply influential.
Topics covered include the contrast between agent-relative and
agent-neutral reasons and values, Nagel's distinctive version of a
hybrid ethical theory, his discussion of life's meaningfulness and
finally his sceptical arguments about whether a liberal society can
reconcile the conflicting moral demands of self and other.
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