Daniel Dennett: Reconciling Science and Our Self-Conception

Key Contemporary Thinkers (Polity)

by Matthew Elton

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.

312 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2003

Reviews

[Tom Uytterhoeven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro to Dennett, gives you sufficient background to assess his later work (Evolution of Free Will, Beeaking the Spell, etc.)