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I've been thinking

Daniel C. Dennett, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering the thorniest, most fundamental mysteries of the mind. Do we have free will? What is consciousness and how did it come about? What distinguishes human minds from the minds of animals? Dennett's answer...

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Main Author: Dennett, D. C. (Daniel Clement) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2023]
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Dennett, D. C. > (Daniel Clement)
Cognitive science.
Thought and thinking.
Philosophy, Modern > 20th century.
Philosophy, Modern > 21st century.
Philosophers > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
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Summary:Daniel C. Dennett, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering the thorniest, most fundamental mysteries of the mind. Do we have free will? What is consciousness and how did it come about? What distinguishes human minds from the minds of animals? Dennett's answers have profoundly shaped our age of philosophical thought. In I've Been Thinking, he reflects on his amazing career and lifelong scientific fascinations.
Physical Description:xxv, 434 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393868050
0393868052
Author Notes:Daniel C. Dennett (1942-2024) was University Professor Emeritus at Tufts University and the author of numerous books, including Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking , Breaking the Spell , Darwin's Dangerous Idea , and Consciousness Explained .

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