Daniel Dennett

Consciousness Explained

Philosophical argument against Cartesian dualism about consciousness and mind

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Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett

American philosopher of mind who argued that consciousness is a product of physical brain processes, not a separate substance. Consciousness Explained is the most sustained attempt to naturalize the mind. Darwin's Dangerous Idea is the most philosophically rigorous defense of evolution's implications.

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