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How are we able to understand each other in our daily interactions? Through the use of such "folk" concepts as belief, desire, intention, and expectation, Daniel Dennett asserts in this first full scale presentation of a theory of intentionality that he has been developing for almost twenty... read more
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Talking about the mind, for many people, is rather like talking about sex: slightly embarrassing, undignified, maybe even disreputable.
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- Daniel C. Dennett (Author)
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- Dewey: 128.3
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- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Behavioral Sciences › Cognitive Science
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- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Movements › Humanism
- Books › Science › Behavioral Sciences › Cognitive Psychology
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Modern
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- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling
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