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Daniel C. Dennett
Brainstorms [PDF ebook]
Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology

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This collection of 17 essays by the author offers a comprehensive theory of mind, encompassing traditional issues of consciousness and free will. Using careful arguments and ingenious thought-experiments, the author exposes familiar preconceptions and hobbling institutions.This collection of 17 essays by the author offers a comprehensive theory of mind, encompassing traditional issues of consciousness and free will. Using careful arguments and ingenious thought-experiments, the author exposes familiar preconceptions and hobbling institutions. The essays are grouped into four sections: Intentional Explanation and Attributions of Mentality; The Nature of Theory in Psychology; Objects of Consciousness and the Nature of Experience; and Free Will and Personhood.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 424 ● ISBN 9780262271509 ● Publisher The MIT Press ● Published 1981 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7972724 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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