Daniel C. Dennett is one of a handful of leading unbelievers. He is a scientist who questions the existence of God. The New York Times considered Consciousness Explained "one of the ten best books of the year." Dennett writes clearly and interestingly. Even very religious people will benefit by reading his books, for he raises questions that people need to answer. People should not sit back passively and watch life pass before them like a entertaining TV program. Every religious book and every philosophy book that is worth reading teaches that people have an obligation to be active, to develop themselves and improve society. Dennett's books inform people how the human body works, in this case, consciousness and unconsciousness. He addresses the question, how is it possible for material, the human body, to think?
Author(s): Daniel C. Dennett
Edition: 1
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Year: 1992
Language: English
Pages: 527
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
ISBN \t0316180661......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
1 Prelude: How Are Hallucinations Possible?......Page 18
2 Explaining Consciousness......Page 36
3 A Visit to the Phenomenological Garden......Page 58
4 A Method for Phenomenology......Page 81
5 Multiple Drafts Versus the Cartesian Theater......Page 116
6 Time and Experience......Page 154
7 The Evolution of Consciousness......Page 186
8 How Words Do Things with Us......Page 242
9 The Architecture of the Human Mind......Page 268
10 Show and Tell......Page 300
11 Dismantling the Witness Protection Program......Page 336
12 Qualia Disqualified......Page 384
13 The Reality of Selves......Page 427
14 Consciousness Imagined......Page 446
Appendix A (for Philosophers)......Page 472
Appendix B (for Scientists)......Page 479
Bibliography......Page 484
Index......Page 508
Back Page......Page 527
