Alejandro Barreto asked me about what I consider as the bible of philosophy: Godel Escher Bach or Lilla? Below is my response to him.
[i] Dear Alejandro Barreto,
Its cool that you bought the GEB and Lila also.
Well, to be honest, ...
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A guy named Alejandro Barreto has emailed me asking me few of the [i]grander[/i] philosophical questions. They were quite interesting and challenging. I found it very enjoyable to express my views to someone who values it. Below, I am reproducing my repl...