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Daniel Dennett tackles the free will problem in a highly original and witty manner, drawing on the theories and concepts of several fields usually ignored by philosophers, not just physics and evolutionary biology, but engineering, automata theory, and artificial intelligence. In Elbow Room, Dennett shows how the classical formulations of the problem in philosophy depend on misuses of imagination, and he disentangles the philosophical problems...

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Subtitled, "Religion As A Natural Phenomenon". The world's most widely read and influential philosopher takes on religion. 'Packed with a mass of intriguing detail and anecdote... witty and clear prose' "Observer

Da che cosa si sente minacciato chi mette in discussione i principi della selezione naturale? La schiera degli oppositori al darwinismo integrale è piuttosto variegata, e accanto a presenze scontate, come i creazionisti che scorgono nelle glorie della biosfera l'intervento di una mano ultraterrena, vi si incontrano insospettabili spiriti laici, mossi da scetticismo o recalcitranti all'ortodossia evoluzionistica, quando non asserragliati in una...

As in his previous books, Dennett weaves a richly detailed narrative enlivened by analogies as entertaining as they are challenging. Here is the story of how mankind came to be different from all other creatures, how early ancestors mindlessly created human culture, and then, how culture gave humans their minds, their visions, moral problems--in a nutshell, their freedom.

The New York Times bestseller - a "crystal-clear, constantly engaging" (Jared Diamond) exploration of the role that religious belief plays in our lives and our interactionsFor all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why-and how-it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it tr...

Denken is niet zo simpel als we denken - en toch doen we het de hele dag door, we kunnen niet anders. Maar hoe zouden we béter kunnen denken? Dingen sneller kunnen doorzien? In zijn wetenschappelijke carrière heeft Daniel C. Dennett over talrijke disciplines geschreven, gesproken en nagedacht: psychologie, biologie, computerwetenschap, natuurkunde. Dit boek is een staalkaart van zijn kunnen en een handreiking aan de lezer: beeldend laat hij z...

Daniel Dennett is the author of Brainstorms, Brainchildren, Elbow Room, Consciousness Explained and Darwin's Dangerous Idea. He is currently the Distinguished Arts and Sciences Professor and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts.

¿Qué relación hay entre la vida mental de una persona y los procesos que tienen lugar en su cerebro? ¿Dónde debemos situar nuestras observaciones triviales sobre el pensar, el creer, el ver o el sentir dolor, en el mapa de los descubrimientos de la cibernética o la neurofisiología? Las respuestas a estas preguntas son importantes y permiten unificar las teorías existentes, siempre que se intenta ir más allá de las ideas vinculadas exclusivamen...

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The author of Consciousness Explained revises and renews his Multiple Drafts Model of consciousness in the light of recent research.

Hace cuatro mil años, en nuestro planeta, no había libertad porque no había vida. ¿Qué tipos de libertad han evolucionado desde el origen de la vida? ¿Puede haber libertad en un mundo determinista? Si somos libres, ¿somos también responsables por el hecho de serlo o simplemente afortunados? En La evolución de la libertad, Daniel C. Dennett se propone responder a estas preguntas y mostrar cómo es posible que sólo los humanos, de entre todos los...

Through the use of such "folk" concepts as belief, desire, intention, and expectation, Daniel Dennett asserts in this first full scale presentation of a theory of intentionality that he has been developing for almost twenty years.

El examen del problema del libre albedrío muestra que muchas de las profundas dudas acerca de su posibilidad no son más que preocupaciones académicas que guardan poca o ninguna relación con la conciencia de nuestros actos, elecciones y posibilidades.Las normas de la interacción social, las instancias ajenas y subjetivas de control de la conducta y, sobre todo, el hecho fundamental de que toda elección implica la exclusión de otra, son fenómeno...

A pioneering work in the philosophy of mind, "Content and Consciousness" brings together the approaches of philosophers and scientists to the mind--a connection that must occur if genuine analysis of the mind is to be made. This unified approach permits the most forbiddingly mysterious mental phenomenon--consciousness--to be broken down into several distinct phenomena, and these are each given a foundation in the physical activity of the brain...

Nominated for the 1995 National Book Award for Non-Fiction, this masterly exploration reaffirms the validity of Darwin's theory of natural selection and brilliantly demonstrates its compatibility with free will, sacred beliefs, and the dignity of humankind.

Why is Darwin's idea "dangerous"? Because it cuts through every cherished notion we hold in life... A bold work... you will come away from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" sated and stimulated, whether or not you agree with its thesis." "New Scientist". Dennett shows that Darwinism need not devalue the miracles of life. *BA Books For Giving title*