Consciousness Explained

Daniel C. Dennett

ISBN 10: 0316180661 / ISBN 13: 9780316180665

Published by Little Brown, Boston, 1991

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8vo pp. 511, "Consciousness is notoriously difficult to explain. On one hand, there are facts about conscious experience--the way clarinets sound, the way lemonade tastes--that we know subjectively, from the inside. On the other hand, such facts are not readily accommodated in the objective world described by science. How, after all, could the reediness of clarinets?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Consciousness Explained
• Publisher: Little Brown, Boston
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316180661
• ISBN 13: 9780316180665
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Daniel Dennett's "brilliant" exploration of human consciousness -- named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times -- is a masterpiece beloved by both scientific experts and general readers (New York Times Book Review).

Consciousness Explained is a full-scale exploration of human consciousness. In this landmark book, Daniel Dennett refutes the traditional, commonsense theory of consciousness and presents a new model, based on a wealth of information from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence. Our current theories about conscious life -- of people, animal, even robots -- are transformed by the new perspectives found in this book.

"Dennett is a witty and gifted scientific raconteur, and the book is full of fascinating information about humans, animals, and machines. The result is highly digestible and a useful tour of the field." --Wall Street Journal

About the Author

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.