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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974876303321

Autore

Dennett D. C (Daniel Clement)

Titolo

Content and consciousness / / by D.C. Dennett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999

ISBN

9781134848294

1134848293

9781134848300

1134848307

9781280105142

1280105143

9780203005729

0203005724

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Collana

International library of philosophy

Disciplina

126

Soggetti

Consciousness

Mind and body

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Routledge and K. Paul, 1969.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION page; PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION page; The Mind and Science; Existence and Identity; The Problem of Intentionality; Two Blind Alleys; The Way Out; The Intelligent Use of Information; The Evolution of Appropriate Structures; Goal-directed Behaviour; Function and Content; Language and Content; Personal and Sub-Personal Levels of Explanation: Pain; The Certainty of Certain Utterances; A Perceiving Machine; The Ordinary Words; Awareness and Control; Consciousness; The Nature of Images and the Introspective Trap; Colours; People and Processes

Reasons and CausesIntentional Actions; Willing; The Importance of Intentional Actions; Knowing and Understanding; Language and Information; Conclusions

Sommario/riassunto

In this pioneering book, Daniel Dennett sets out clearly what he believed constituted a genuine analysis of the mind.