Consciousness Explained
Ranked #10 in Consciousness, Ranked #49 in Free Will — see more rankings.
In Consciousness Explained, Daniel C. Dennett reveals the secrets of one of the last remaining mysteries of the universe: the human brain.
Daniel C. Dennett's now-classic book blends philosophy, psychology and neuroscience - with the aid of numerous examples and thought-experiments - to explore how consciousness has evolved, and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness.
What people think of as the stream of consciousness is not a single, unified sequence, the author argues, but... more
Daniel C. Dennett's now-classic book blends philosophy, psychology and neuroscience - with the aid of numerous examples and thought-experiments - to explore how consciousness has evolved, and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness.
What people think of as the stream of consciousness is not a single, unified sequence, the author argues, but... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Susan Blackmore People go in two directions: they either love the way he writes, or they hate it. I love it, with all his mad examples and neologisms. (Source)
Keith Frankish The book is packed with thought experiments, all designed to undermine the intuitive but misleading picture of the Cartesian Theatre. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Consciousness Explained is ranked in the following categories:
- #99 in Brain
- #81 in Evolutionary Psychology
- #64 in Mind
- #67 in Neurology
- #61 in Neuroscience
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