Intuition pumps and other tools for thinking / Daniel C. Dennett.
Intuition pumps and other tools for thinking / Daniel C. Dennett.
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Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Date
2013.
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G 2013/2805
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 496 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
A dozen general thinking tools -- Tools for thinking about meaning or content -- An interlude about computers -- More tools about meaning -- Tools for thinking about evolution -- Tools for thinking about consciousness -- Tools for thinking about free will -- What is it like to be a philosopher? -- U...
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Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2013.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
Daniel Dennett, one of the world's most original and provocative thinkers, takes readers on a profound, illuminating and highly entertaining philosophical journey as he reveals a collection of his favorite thinking tools, or "intuition pumps", that he and others have developed for addressing life's most fundamental questions.
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Intuition pumps and other tools for thinking / Daniel C. Dennett.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2013/2805
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74VKpGogmWQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKpGogmWQy
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ISBN
0393082067 (hbk.)
9780393082067 (hbk.)
DDC
121.6
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991019365329702626
