Daniel Dennett / / David L. Thompson

• Autore: Thompson David <1941->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Daniel 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 ex
• Titolo autorizzato: Daniel Dennett
• ISBN: 1-282-87395-4; 9786612873959; 1-4411-3288-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816179803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum Contemporary American Thinkers