Naturalist of the Mind
Daniel Dennett
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An American philosopher who argued that consciousness is the work of many brain processes, with no inner theater where it all comes together.
Key work: Consciousness Explained (1991)
“Philosophers’ Syndrome: mistaking a failure of the imagination for an insight into necessity.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
There is no inner theater where experience is shown.
Minds are built from many small, unthinking parts.
Evolution explains design without a designer.
Read more: Wikipedia
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