02594nam 22005654a 450 991081617980332120240513024134.01-282-87395-497866128739591-4411-3288-0(CKB)2670000000054415(EBL)601976(OCoLC)676695902(SSID)ssj0000415414(PQKBManifestationID)11285060(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415414(PQKBWorkID)10411269(PQKB)11281024(MiAaPQ)EBC601976(Au-PeEL)EBL601976(CaPaEBR)ebr10427279(CaONFJC)MIL287395(OCoLC)893335244(EXLCZ)99267000000005441520090105d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDaniel Dennett /David L. Thompson1st ed.London ;New York Continuumc20091 online resource (191 p.)Continuum Contemporary American ThinkersDescription based upon print version of record.1-84706-007-2 1-84706-008-0 Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The Project of Naturalism; 2. What Consciousness is Not: The Critique of Cartesianism; 3. What Consciousness is: The Multiple Drafts Model; 4. Evolution: Getting Here from There; 5. Selfhood: Memes, Language, and Narrative; 6. Ontology: Stances, Patterns, and Realism; 7. Freedom: What is Worth Having?; 8. Ethics and Religion: Evolution and Beyond; 9. Conclusion: Synthesis and Critical Assessment; Bibliography; IndexDaniel Dennett is one of America's most important and influential contemporary philosophers. He has made considerable contributions to the philosophy of mind and to evolutionary thought. This book offers an introduction to Dennett's ideas, his key writings and his contributions to the various fields of philosophy. Thematically organised, the book presents a consistent and accessible philosophy. David L. Thompson examines philosophical problems in consciousness, self, religion, ethics, evolution, freedom and ontology and provides a clear account of how Dennett resolves these issues. The book exContinuum Contemporary American Thinkers191Thompson David1941-288839MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816179803321Daniel Dennett3956314UNINA