Kinds of Minds (Science Masters)
 

Kinds of Minds (Science Masters)

by Daniel C. Dennett

What kinds of minds are there? Do starfish, amoebas or dogs have minds? What makes human minds so different? Brilliant philosopher and bestselling author Daniel C. Dennett goes back to basics to question whether there is one special phenomenon, sentience, that distinguishes some organisms from others. He discovers how different minds acquire their different powers, and examines the explosive... (read more)

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This book was awesome, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who is curious about questions like 'What is consiousness?' 'What is thinking?' 'How and where do *I* exist?'. I have this as an audiobook, read by Dennett himself, but will definitely be buying a paperback copy.

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