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Brainchildren

Brainchildren

essays on designing minds
PhilosophyPsychology
Pages
418
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection brings together Daniel Dennett's influential essays on the philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, and cognitive ethology. Originally published in various journals between 1984 and 1996, these writings explore the intricate nature of minds as complex artifacts, shaped by both biological and social factors. Dennett advocates for a unified, multidisciplinary approach to understanding how minds originate and function.

Prose complexity
10/10

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Genres

Philosophy Psychology Science Technology Philosophy & Religion

Authors

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Daniel C. Dennett

Daniel Clement Dennett III was an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centered on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. Dennett was the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Dennett was a vocal atheist and secularist, a member of the Secular Coal...