Daniel Dennett: Reconciling Science and Our Self-Conception
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0745621171 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Elton’s clear, readable and well-informed book provides just such an account. "Elton's book will be an invaluable companion for anyone hoping to get to grips with Dennett's rich and expansive vision." David Bain, The Philosophical Quarterly April 2005‘For over thirty years Daniel Dennett has been among the most important, innovative and engaging philosophers in the world. While there has been a great deal written about Dennett’s ideas, until now we have had no systematic, integrated account of the "real patterns" that run through Dennett’s philosophy. With the appearance of his book, Consciousness Explained, in 1991, his fame and his influence spread throughout the academic world and beyond. Combining the roles of careful critic and generous
N. Powell said An excellent introduction. Elton distills and places in context common currents running throughout Dennett's work sympathetically and accurately - but not uncritically - for those who haven't encountered all the various pieces that compose Dennett's approach. Elton avoids getting mired in the confusing controversies by abstaining from distracting attempts to tie off loose ends, but he does represent the basic thread of objections to Dennett's work as well as canvass Dennett's general responses, occasionally indulging in well-marked hypothetical extensions of Dennet. "Excellent overview" according to Michael Schuerig. Matthew Elton provides an excellent account of Dennett's work. The book goes beyond being an introduction. In his presentation of Dennett's view on intentionality and consciousness, Elton systematizes were Dennett is eclectic, points out flaws in arguments and at times improves on them (no, not on the flaws).I'm less enthusiastic about his appraisal of Dennett on Darwin and on free will and responsibility. Still Elton's account is sound and fair.For more specialized treatments of Dennett's philosophical perspective, there are collections . Michael S. Youngblood said Excellent Book. Excellent book. Give a well written account of Professor Daniel Dennett's philosophy of science and Self-conception. Very readable.
Daniel Dennett is one of the most influential thinkers at the interface between philosophy and science. 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’?. This book is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett’s ideas
. Matthew Elton is a former Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Stirling