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Brainstorms philosophical essays on mind and psychology

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 essa...

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Main Author: Dennett, D. C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press 1978
Edition:1st MIT Press edition
Subjects:
Psychology / Philosophy
Philosophy
Cognitive Sciences/general
Cognition
Philosophy/general
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Collection: MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Item Description:"A Bradford book."
Physical Description:xxii, 353 pages

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