The View from Nowhere

The View from Nowhere is a book by philosopher Thomas Nagel. Published by Oxford University Press in 1986, it contrasts passive and active points of view in how humanity interacts with the world, relying either on a subjective perspective that reflects a point of view or an objective perspective that takes a more detached perspective.^[1] Nagel describes the objective perspective as the "view from nowhere", one where the only valuable ideas are ones derived independently.^[2]

^ McGinn, Colin (1997). Minds and Bodies: Philosophers and Their Ideas. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511355-6.^{[page needed]}
^ Thomas, Alan (2015). Thomas Nagel. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-49418-8.^{[page needed]}

[MindsAndBodies-1] McGinn, Colin (1997). Minds and Bodies: Philosophers and Their Ideas. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511355-6.^{[page needed]}

[2] Thomas, Alan (2015). Thomas Nagel. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-49418-8.^{[page needed]}

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