Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness (Jean Nicod Lectures)


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    What I mean by this, is that a philosopher or whoever , that has a stance on the question of the mind, generally publish a great book explaining their point of view and explain how it is the gospel of the question of the mind and how is dissolves the mind-body problem or It appears to me, that many philosophers of mind, cognitive scientists, and others that have some stake in the business of the philosophy of mind or general consciousness studies, just publish the same book over and over again. In , he received his D. He then asks if before you were aware of the difference, if your color qualia was changing as the image that falls on your retina, and sent to your visual cortex is obviously changing. Dennett is a noted atheist, avid sailor, and advocate of the Brights movement. It's a lovely book further explaining Dennett's views of consciousness, perfect reading for anyone who has already read Consciousness Explained. He provides thought experiment after thought experiment that showcase the many errors in logic that go into our normal conception of what qualia is. The gift in writing non-fiction is to be able to get a point across simply, and Dennett does that with his Fame in the Brain model.

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