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100 1 $aDennett, D. C.$q(Daniel Clement)
245 10 $aIntuition pumps and other tools for thinking /$cDaniel C. Dennett.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW. W. Norton & Company,$c2013.
300 $axiv, 496 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aOver a storied career, philosopher Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. This book offers seventy-seven of Dennett's most successful "imagination-extenders and focus-holders" meant to guide you through some of life's most treacherous subject matter: evolution, meaning, mind, and free will. With patience and wit, Dennett deftly deploys his thinking tools to gain traction on these thorny issues while offering readers insight into how and why each tool was built. Ranging across disciplines as diverse as psychology, biology, computer science, and physics, Dennett's tools embrace in equal measure light-heartedness and accessibility as they welcome uninitiated and seasoned readers alike. As always, his goal remains to teach you how to "think reliably and even gracefully about really hard questions."--From publisher description.
505 00 $tA dozen general thinking tools --$tTools for thinking about meaning or content --$tAn interlude about computers --$tMore tools about meaning --$tTools for thinking about evolution --$tTools for thinking about consciousness --$tTools for thinking about free will --$tWhat is it like to be a philosopher --$tUse the tools, try harder --$tWhat got left out.
650 0 $aPhilosophy$vMiscellanea.
650 0 $aThought and thinking$vMiscellanea.
852 00 $bglx$hBD31$i.D46 2013