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Consciousness Explained
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Consciousness Explained
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Daniel C. Dennett
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:528 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy of the mind
Popular psychology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780140128673
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| Classifications | Dewey:126 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Publication Date |
24 June 1993 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book revises the traditional view of consciousness by claiming that Cartesianism and Descartes' dualism of mind and body should be replaced with theories from the realms of neuroscience, psychology and artificial intelligence. What people think of as the stream of consciousness is not a single, unified sequence, the author argues, but "multiple drafts" of reality composed by a computer-like "virtual machine". Dennett considers how consciousness could have evolved in human beings and confronts the classic mysteries of consciousness: the nature of introspection, the self or ego and its relation to thoughts and sensations, and the level of consciousness of non-human creatures.
Author Biography
Daniel Dennett is the author of Brainstorms, Brainchildren, Elbow Room, Consciousness Explained and Darwin's Dangerous Idea. He is currently the Distinguished Arts and Sciences Professor and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts.
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