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Consciousness Explained (1991)
Consciousness Explained is one of Dennett's most famous books that was published in 1991. Here Dennett explains one of his theories of how the human consciousness is just the serial account of the brains parallelism. In this book, Dennett also explains in a controversial theory that "qualia" (subjective conscious experiences) do not exist how other philosophers describe them to exist. Dennett wrote only theories that explain conscious events, as unconscious events, could explain consciousness. -
Darwins Dangerous Idea (1995)
"Darwins Dangerous Idea" is a book written by Daniel Dennett in 1995, focuses on Darwinism and argues that the design of life might not, in fact, need a designer. He argues that Darwin's "Natural Selection" theory is a blind process that explains the evolution of life and the conscious mind. Dennett believes that evolution was not guided by a higher power and that the fruits from the tree of life were designed, but not by a "designer". Dennett describes natural selection as a "Mindless Algorithm -
Kinds of Minds (1996)
"Kinds of Minds" is a book written by Daniel Dennett and published in 1996. In this book, Dennett describes his theories on human thought and how our minds work. Dennett theorizes that the key distinction between humans and other animals or forms of life is language. Dennett explains language as the most momentous moment in the design of the human mind. Thanks to this invention, the human mind has become the most powerful on the planet and language is what separated us from the other species. -
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (2013)
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking is a book written by Daniel Dennett and published in 2013. In this book, Dennett describes seventy-seven different "Intuition Pumps" and other tools for thinking. An "Intuition Pump" is a thought experiment that is supposedly completely obvious to the reader that they should be able to formulate an obvious answer. In this book, Dennett uses these tools to engage the reader and encourages the use of these tools for everyday life and great questions.
