discussion on the book 'The Mind and the Cosmos' by Thomas Nagel

Author: Lourdes Flamarique and Enrique Moros.
Date of publication: Pamplona, 18 November 2014.

Lourdes Flamarique. Professor in department Philosophy and Vice Dean of Office of Academic Affairs the School of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Navarra. She served as an advisor on the editing of Nagel’s book.

Enrique Moros. Professor at the Ecclesiastical School of Philosophy member of group at the University of Navarra. He is well-versed in the analytical philosophical tradition and the discussion in contemporary philosophy.

summary: "The Mind and the Cosmos. Why the materialist neo-Darwinian conception of nature is, almost certainly, false." This is the provocative degree scroll book that Thomas Nagel published this year in Spanish. The author’s prestige as a philosopher, and his avowed atheism, have caused this short text to spark significant discussion its content and its widespread media coverage. In this seminar Flamarique provides a brief introduction to the book’s most relevant points, and Professor Moros outlines, also briefly, the main criticisms the text has received. These presentations serve as a guide to facilitate a colloquium the speakers and seminar attendees seminar the topics raised.