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Title: Doesn't mean much, apparently
Review: This book was assigned reading in an introductory philosophy course and I am very, very glad I read it at the end of the year rather than at the beginning (although it is too simple for a college level course in any case), because Nagel's conclusion suggests it's all an exercise in futility!. Although it is a good introduction to some of the major questions of philosophical enquiry for complete beginners, I feel that Nagel should have included some recommended reading at the end of each chapter for those who need more depth, especially for readers who are not using this book as part of a course in philosophy. Those same readers might well be put off by the dour ending of the book which strongly hints that (1) any God is merely a God of philosophical gaps (2) ultimately life has no meaning and (3) those who look for meaning are probably taking themselves too seriously. Why do philosophy then? And why write a book about it!?
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