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Consciousness Explained
Daniel C. Dennett
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Paperback. Explores how consciousness has evolved, and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness. This title explains how science has exploded the classic mysteries of consciousness: the nature of introspection, and the level of consciousness of non-human creatures. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
In Consciousness Explained, Daniel C. Dennett reveals the secrets of one of the last remaining mysteries of the universe: the human brain.
Daniel C. Dennett's now-classic book blends philosophy, psychology and neuroscience - with the aid of numerous examples and thought-experiments - to explore how consciousness has evolved, and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness.
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 explains how science ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140128673
SKU
V9780140128673
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Ref
99-98
About Daniel C. Dennett
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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