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Brainstorms - Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology (Paperback, Fortieth Anniversary Edition)
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Brainstorms - Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology (Paperback, Fortieth Anniversary Edition)
Series: Brainstorms
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An anniversary edition of a classic in cognitive science, with a
new introduction by the author. When Brainstorms was published in
1978, the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science was just
emerging. Daniel Dennett was a young scholar who wanted to get
philosophers out of their armchairs-and into conversations with
psychologists, linguists, computer scientists. This collection of
seventeen essays by Dennett 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 intuitions. 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." This anniversary edition includes a new
introduction by Dennett, "Reflections on Brainstorms after Forty
Years," in which he recalls the book's original publication by
Harry and Betty Stanton of Bradford Books and considers the
influence and afterlife of some of the essays. For example,
"Mechanism and Responsibility" was Dennett's first articulation of
his concept of the intentional stance; "Are Dreams Experiences?"
anticipates the major ideas in his 1991 book Consciousness
Explained; and "Where Am I?" has been variously represented in a
BBC documentary, a student's Javanese shadow puppet play, and a
feature-length film made in the Netherlands, Victim of the Brain.
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