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Professor McGinn's main work is in the fields of Metaphysics and Philosophy Of Mind , although he has written on subjects as diverse as Ethics and its relation to Fiction , and how Movies interact with Mind . His most accessible and perhaps his most famous book among the general public is his autobiography, ''The Making of a Philosopher''. He has written many influential books on mind, perhaps most influentially ''The Mysterious Flame: Conscious Minds in a Material World (2000).'' He is primarily known for promoting the view known as New Mysterianism , which is a view in Philosophy Of Mind that states that the human mind is fundamentally incapable of comprehending itself entirely. This is his explanation as to why we humans have had such difficulty understanding our own consciousness. McGinn's answer to the Hard Problem Of Consciousness is that humans are ultimately unable to find the answer. Colin McGinn is also a novelist as well as the author of a popular cursory introduction to the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein on whom he has done a lot of work. Since May, 2004, he has received some degree of fame for "Eternal Questions, Timeless Approaches", an audiobook providing a brief overview of philosophy, which was released on Barnes and Noble's flagship "Portable Professor" series of audio lectures, and also for his autobiography. He is an avid fan of water sports and owns a luxury home on Long Island in addition to a Manhattan apartment and a Miami condo. EXTERNAL LINKS
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