Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology
Daniel C. Dennett
377 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0262540371
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Language: English
Publish: 363855600000
AcademicArtificial IntelligenceBrainEssaysMetaphysicsNeuroscienceNonfictionPhilosophyPsychologyScience
This collection of 17 essays by the author offers a comprehensive theory of mind, encompassing traditional issues of consciousness and free will. Using careful arguments and ingenious thought-experiments, the author exposes familiar preconceptions and hobbling institutions.
This collection of 17 essays by the author offers a comprehensive theory of mind, encompassing traditional issues of consciousness and free will. Using careful arguments and ingenious thought-experiments, the author exposes familiar preconceptions and hobbling institutions. The essays are grouped into four sections: Intentional Explanation and Attributions of Mentality; The Nature of Theory in Psychology; Objects of Consciousness and the Nature of Experience; and Free Will and Personhood.