Overview
Daniel Dennett is one of the most influential thinkers at the interface between philosophy and science. This book is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett’s ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism.- A highly original introduction to contemporary thinking about the relationship between mind and science.
- This is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett’s ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism.
- Examines Dennett’s unique response to the question of when and how science should affect the conception that we have of ourselves.
- Casts new light on specific controversies: Could robots ever think, feel, and enjoy freedom? Does Dennett really explain consciousness? Are mental states real or merely ‘useful fictions’? Do we have free will? Is the self a ‘centre of narrative gravity’?
The book, Daniel Dennett: Reconciling Science and Our Self-Conception (Key Contemporary Thinkers) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780745621173 in Paperback by Matthew Elton may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
10/10/2003
ISBN-13:
9780745621173
Pages:
312
Publisher:
Polity Press
