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Consciousness Explained
Daniel Dennett dismantles the intuitive idea of a central, mysterious 'self' to reveal consciousness as a complex, distributed process of the brain, a sophisticated user interface for navigating reality.
“Daniel Dennett dismantles the intuitive idea of a central, mysterious 'self' to reveal consciousness as a complex, distributed process of the brain, a sophisticated user interface for navigating reality.”
— Daniel C. Dennett, Consciousness Explained
Consciousness, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science
If you've ever felt a singular 'I' observing your thoughts, this will reframe consciousness as a distributed, emergent process, not a mysterious inner observer, and this will help you see what to do next.
Daniel Dennett, a philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent decades meticulously dismantling intuitive but misleading ideas about the mind, offering a coherent, physicalist explanation for consciousness.