Comments on: Death of a Bookstore http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2010/02/07/death-of-a-bookstore/ Wed, 02 May 2012 12:50:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Paul J. Moloney http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2010/02/07/death-of-a-bookstore/#comment-2850 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:56:14 +0000 http://philosophyonthemesa.com/?p=1983#comment-2850 The world has been different for me since Walden and Dalton Bookstores left the malls in Mission Valley. Seeing philosophy books in a store at the mall can give one the sense that philosophy has a existence outside of oneself. In other words, it can make philosophy seem more objective. It can also give one the sense that philosophy has an existence outside academic institutions.

My latest purchase was made at the Barnes and Noble in Hazard Center. I think I like the quieter atmosphere at this store, as they do not sell cd’s, dvd’s and coffee. (There is a lot of fanfare at Borders.) I bought Daniel Dennett’s “Consciousness Explained”. So far it reads more like a psychology book than a philosophy book to me, but maybe he is leading into a more philosophical discussion. Whether or not the book gets more philosophical, Daniel surveys some good points regarding psychology and consciousness, points of which I was not aware. I am only on page 165, but, as far as I can tell, this book would be a must if anyone wants to speculate on consciousness.

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