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Author: Tadeusz Zawidzki
Publisher: Oxford : Oneworld, 2007.
Series: Oneworld thinkers.
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"Tadeusz Zawidzki outlines Dennett's reconciliation of three major components of human nature - thought, consciousness, and freedom of the will - with what science tells us about human beings. In the course of this exposition, the book highlights the important role that Darwinian thinking plays in Dennett's proposed reconciliation, as well as his innovative proposals regarding the 'reality' of our consciousness and  Read more...
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Named Person: Daniel Clement Dennett; Daniel Clement Dennett
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Tadeusz Zawidzki
ISBN: 9781851684847 1851684840
OCLC Number: 70765863
Description: xi, 210 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents: 1. Dennett's project in context --
2. The intentional stance --
3. Escaping the Cartesian theatre --
4. The Joycean machine --
5. Freedom for Homo sapiens! --
6. Darwin and the game of life --
7. Dennett's 'synoptic' vision : problems and prospects.
Series Title: Oneworld thinkers.
Responsibility: Tadeusz Zawidzki.

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A systematic interpretation of the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, this book highlights the important role that Darwinian thinking plays in Dennett's proposed reconciliation, as well as his innovative  Read more...

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Daniel Dennett - Director of The Centre For Cognitive Studies and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University"Zawidzki reveals the systematic structure of my work as never before, Read more...

 
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