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“Dennett, in this book, is trying to dismiss the dualist intuition completely, to get rid of it entirely. When he says ‘Consciousness Explained’, in my understanding it’s explicable for Dennett because he thinks we are mistaken in thinking that there is anything beyond what is within the realm of normal physical descriptions of mechanisms and their dispositions and their properties. That’s all we need. This book has been a massive influence on me, as has Dennett himself, throughout my career…But I’m not sure I’m entirely convinced by his perspective.” Read more...
Best Books on the Neuroscience of Consciousness
Anil Seth, Scientist
“The book is packed with thought experiments, all designed to undermine the intuitive but misleading picture of the Cartesian Theatre.” Read more...
“People go in two directions: they either love the way he writes, or they hate it. I love it, with all his mad examples and neologisms.” Read more...
The best books on Consciousness
Susan Blackmore, Psychologist
