{"product_id":"daniel-dennett-matthew-elton-9780745621173","title":"Daniel Dennett: Reconciling Science and Our Self-Conception","description":"Daniel Dennett is one of the most influential thinkers at the interface between philosophy and science. This book is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett's ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA highly original introduction to contemporary thinking about the relationship between mind and science.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis is the first comprehensive examination of Dennett's ideas on the nature of thought, consciousness, free will, and the significance of Darwinism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines Dennett's unique response to the question of when and how science should affect the conception that we have of ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCasts new light on specific controversies: Could robots ever think, feel, and enjoy freedom? Does Dennett really explain consciousness? Are mental states real or merely 'useful fictions'? Do we have free will? Is the self a 'centre of narrative gravity'?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Elton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745621171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745621173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 5.98w x 0.91d","brand":"Matthew Elton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055922475263,"sku":"9780745621173","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8f0bec4-8eee-4ed3-9954-36738f256cfe.jpg?v=1685038540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daniel-dennett-matthew-elton-9780745621173","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}