Daniel Dennett Books

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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.88 — 12,910 ratings — published 2006
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Consciousness Explained Consciousness Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.90 — 8,598 ratings — published 1991
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 4.07 — 16,919 ratings — published 1995
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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.78 — 4,346 ratings — published 2013
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,667 ratings — published 2017
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The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.48 — 193 ratings — published 2007
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The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,632 ratings — published 2019
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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,282 ratings — published 2010
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The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.68 — 302 ratings — published 2004
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Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,859 ratings — published 2010
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Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.42 — 240 ratings — published 2010
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Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.97 — 437 ratings — published 2013
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Brainchildren: Essays on Designing Minds Brainchildren: Essays on Designing Minds (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.87 — 165 ratings — published 1998
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Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.77 — 338 ratings — published 2021
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Freedom Evolves Freedom Evolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,861 ratings — published 2003
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Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness (Jean Nicod Lectures) Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness (Jean Nicod Lectures)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.75 — 463 ratings — published 2005
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Content and Consciousness (International Library of Philosophy & Scientific Method) Content and Consciousness (International Library of Philosophy & Scientific Method)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.56 — 106 ratings — published 1969
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Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.96 — 648 ratings — published 1978
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The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,933 ratings — published 1981
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The Intentional Stance The Intentional Stance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 4.01 — 329 ratings — published 1987
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Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 3.88 — 8 ratings — published 2000
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as daniel-dennett)
avg rating 4.15 — 28,532 ratings — published 2004
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Steve Volk
“At one conference Hameroff told Dennett, publicly, "You know, Dan, maybe the reason you like this [mechanistic] idea is because you're a zombie. And maybe the reason I see things differently is because, I'm not."

Hameroff told me he was half-joking. But Dennett took offense. "I wound up apologizing," says Hameroff. "I guess he only likes the idea of being a zombie if we're all zombies.”
Steve Volk, Fringe-ology: How I Tried to Explain Away the Unexplainable-And Couldn't

“What I should have said is that he thinks that there is a conflict between evolutionary biology and theism. Dennett thinks that evolutionary theory shows that it is irrational to believe that God exists; he thinks that the theory has this consequence because he thinks that the Design Argument was the only remotely plausible argument for God’s existence and evolutionary theory destroyed that argument.”
Elliott Sober

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