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Liked It “Dan Dennett is an excellent speaker on how memes work, and how we can be overtaken with unfavorable ideas without realizing it if we aren't careful to discern what arguments really exist beyond out emotions.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I absolutely hated this book.
adnan wrote this review Wednesday, June 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
First of all, I did not appreciate Dennett's comical style of writing, espcially those Conrad conversations (so convenient), the whole part about Dumbo and those constant "Stop that crow!" interjections.
Next, more importantly, the book strays off course and delves into so many topics, contradicting all sorts of theories. So much so that by the end of the book, I still don't know where Dennett himself stands on the issue of free will. Is he a determinist? A fatalist? A compatibilist? or a libertarian? I have no idea.
The only part I really enjoyed in this book was the chapter with the prisoner dilemna. That was pretty good.”“Dan Dennett is an excellent speaker on how memes work, and how we can be overtaken with unfavorable ideas without realizing it if we aren't careful to discern what arguments really exist beyond out emotions.”
iLoveGrilledCheese wrote this review Sunday, September 9 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“like all his books - it manages to make philosophy clear as water while written in an engaging tone, all the while giving the impression that there isn't a more important book to be reading”
squirrel wrote this review Friday, September 7 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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