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Thomas Nagel, a Yugoslavian philosopher, made significant contributions to moral and political philosophy, focusing on topics such as consciousness, ethics, and the nature of subjective experience. His influential essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" challenged prevailing views on the mind-body problem, sparking debates that continue to shape contemporary philosophy of mind.
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"There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality."

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"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."

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"Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable."

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"Life may be not only meaningless but absurd."

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