Consciousness Explained
$44.85
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
23 June 1993
Summary
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 con…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140128673 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140128670 |
| Author: | Daniel C. Dennett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 23 June 1993 |
| Weight: | 378g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 132mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Penguin Science |
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About The Author
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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