5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies

A mathematician assuming that he must be an authority on philosophy because he is good at math. His material is largely superficial, amateurish, and lacking scholarly backing. It neither covers the material thoroughly nor does it put forth novel ideas. Most of his supposedly new ideas are old ideas that have been long-ago discarded as either inconsistent or obvious. You don't need to know much philosophy to realize he hasn't thought through the ideas very carefully, nor has he articulated them well. There are some cute jokes and a bunch of rambling opinions that don't quite make sense.I am a big fan of his other work, but he should really stick to his specialty.

Good journey through philosophy.

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This book is a collection of anecdotes, discussions and little philosophical dramas. It is an esy read, but some of the ideas are very deep, some are just funny. Anyone with the slightest interest in philosophy whatsoever can and should read this little book. The book adresses epistemology, religion, ethics and logic. Some things are weird and not really related to philosophy but still fascinating.In his dramas, Smullyan plays with many philosophical schools and positions. On the way he creates some new philosophical schools of thought, which is a lot of fun. Everyone who wants to know what experimental epistemology or materialistic mysticism is should read this book.

HAVEN'T READ IT YET, DR SMULLYAN TAUGHT A CLASS I TOOK AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY WHEN I WAS AJUNIOR PHILOSOPHY UNDERGRAD MAJOR.