Daniel Dennett: Reconciling Science and Our Self-Conception - Couverture souple

Elton, Matthew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745621171 ISBN 13 : 9780745621173

Editeur : Polity Press, 2003

Synopsis

Daniel Dennett is one of the most influential thinkers at the interface between philosophy and science. This book is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett's ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism.

• A highly original introduction to contemporary thinking about the relationship between mind and science.
  
• This is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett's ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism.
  
• Examines Dennett's unique response to the question of when and how science should affect the conception that we have of ourselves.
  
• Casts new light on specific controversies: Could robots ever think, feel, and enjoy freedom? Does Dennett really explain consciousness? Are mental states real or merely 'useful fictions'? Do we have free will? Is the self a 'centre of narrative gravity'?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Matthew Elton is a former Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Stirling.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745621171
• ISBN 13: 9780745621173
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible