Book Name: The Mind’s I Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
Author: Daniel C. Dennett, Douglas R. Hofstadter, Daniel C. Dennett
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN-10: 978-0465030910,0465030912
Year: 2001
Pages: 512
Language: English
File size: 5 MB
File format: PDF,EPUB
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In collections which range from fiction to scientific speculations about thinking machines, artificial intelligence, and also the character of the mind, Hofstadter and Dennett introduce an assortment of contradictory visions of itself and the spirit as explored through the writings of a number of the twentieth century’s most renowned thinkers.Ever wondered who you are? Who you are? This selection of writings and reflections from some of the most prominent thinkers was made to enliven this central, and many baffling, query in the philosophy of mind. In certain ways, the questions posed and bantered around in this publication are in the center of all philosophical justification. They’re the greatest questions regarding this self.The Mind’s that I includes an astonishing number of methods for answering the question,”Who am I?” Between the covers of the book one experiences the literary erudition of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges together with the analytical rigor of John Searle leading lights from the analysis of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and the philosophy of mind–accompany each choice with a brief reflection made to elaborate in their primary themes.The Mind’s I wholeheartedly broadens their subjects to a broader audience. Finally, one faces a number of the thorniest questions in contemporary doctrine , like the character of free will, our location in the metaphysical world, as well as the chance of real artificial intelligence. The book closes with a lively and confounding bit by Robert Nozick, a decent summation into The Mind’s I. He writes,