Content and Consciousness / Edition 2

by Daniel C. Dennett

Overview

First published in 2002. In this pioneering book, Daniel Dennett sets out clearly what he believed constituted a genuine analysis of the mind. His work over the last twenty years and more, culminating in his major study, Consciousness Explained, has increased rather than diminished the power of his first book. This edition also includes the 1986 preface which places the book in the context of recent work in the area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415104319
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/24/1986
Series:	International Library of Philosophy
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1550L (what's this?)

About the Author

Daniel C. Dennett is Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University. He is the author of many books in the area of philosophy of mind and cognitive studies, including Brainstorms and Consciousness Explained.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION, PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION, PART ONE: THE LANGUAGE OF MIND, I. THE ONTOLOGICAL PROBLEM OF MIND, II INTENTIONALITY, III EVOLUTION IN THE BRAIN, IV. THE ASCRIPTION OF CONTENT, PART TWO: CONSCIOUSNESS, V. INTROSPECTIVE CERTAINTY, VI. AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS, VII. MENTAL IMAGERY, VIII. THINKING AND REASONING, IX. ACTIONS AND INTENTIONS, X. LANGUAGE AND UNDERSTANDING, INDEX

Editorial Reviews

'I have certainly been greatly stimulated by reading the book, and I recommend it to all others who have an interest in the problems of mind and body and of physicalism and its alternatives.' - J.C.C. Smart, Mind

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