Consciousness and Mind
The mind is what the brain does
Daniel Dennett
American cognitive scientist and philosopher of mind, exploring consciousness and free will
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- Breaking the Spell of Religion — Daniel Dennett
Religion is a natural phenomenon
- Free Will and Moral Responsibility — Daniel Dennett
The question of free will is ultimately a question about what kind of creatures we are
- The Elbow Room Principle — Daniel Dennett
I think free will is real, but not the libertarian fantasy of free will
- The Intentional Stance — Daniel Dennett
We are pattern-recognition animals
- Philosophy and the Mind — Daniel Dennett
The hard problem of consciousness is not nearly as hard as we think
- From Bacteria to Bach — Daniel Dennett
Design happens; it is the inevitable outcome of competition among replicators
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