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Brainchildren: Essays on Designing Minds (Representation and Mind)

by Daniel C. Dennett

Brainchildren: Essays on Designing Minds (Representation and Mind) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Synopsis:

Minds are complex artifacts, partly biological and partly social; only a unified, multidisciplinary approach will yield a realistic theory of how they came into existence and how they work. One of the foremost workers in this multidisciplinary field is Daniel Dennett. This book brings together his essays on the philosphy of mind, artificial intelligence, and cognitive ethology that appeared in inaccessible journals from 1984 to 1996. Highlights include "Can Machines Think?", "The Unimagined Preposterousness of Zombies", "Artificial Life as Philosophy", and "Animal Consciousness: What Matters and Why". Collected in a single volume, the essays are now available to a wider audience.
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About the Author

Daniel C. Dennett is University Professor and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780262041669
Subtitle:
Essays on Designing Minds
Author:
Dennett, Daniel Clement
Author:
D
Author:
ennett, Daniel C.
Author:
Dennett, Daniel Clement
Publisher:
MIT Press (MA)
Subject:
Methodology
Subject:
Mind & Body
Subject:
Humanism
Subject:
Artificial Intelligence
Subject:
Animal intelligence
Subject:
Philosophy of mind
Subject:
Movements - Humanism
Subject:
General Philosophy
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
Representation and Mind
Publication Date:
January 1998
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
430
Dimensions:
9.25x6.35x1.14 in. 1.72 lbs.
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