'Who would have guessed that a philosopher's life could be so full
of adventures?' Daniel C. Dennett, philosopher and cognitive
scientist, has spent his career considering consciousness. I've
Been Thinking traces the development of Dennett's own intellect and
instructs us how we too can become good thinkers. Dennett's
restless curiosity leads him from his childhood in Beirut to
Harvard, and from Parisian jazz clubs to 'tillosophy' on his
tractor in Maine. Along the way, he encounters and debates with a
host of legendary thinkers, and reveals the breakthroughs and
misjudgments that shaped his paradigm-shifting philosophies.
Thinking, Dennett argues, is hard, and risky. In fact, all good
philosophical thinking is inevitably accompanied by bafflement,
frustration and self-doubt. It is only in getting it wrong that we,
very occasionally, find a way to get it right. This memoir by one
of the greatest philosophers of our time will speak to anyone who
seeks a life of the mind with adventure and creativity.
General
| Imprint: |
Allen Lane
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| Authors: |
Daniel C. Dennett
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| Dimensions: |
240 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
440 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-51927-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-241-51927-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780241519271 |
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