内容简介
ThisbookrevisesthetraditionalviewofconsciousnessbyclaimingthatCartesianismandDescartes'dualismofmindandbodyshouldbereplacedwiththeoriesfromtherealmsofneuroscience,psychologyandartificialintelligence.Whatpeoplethinkofasthestreamofconsciousnessisnotasingle,unifiedsequence,theauthorargues,but"multipledrafts"ofrealitycomposedbyacomputer-like"virtualmachine".Dennettconsidershowconsciousnesscouldhaveevolvedinhumanbeingsandconfrontstheclassicmysteriesofconsciousness:thenatureofintrospection,theselforegoanditsrelationtothoughtsandsensations,andthelevelofconsciousnessofnon-humancreatures.
作者简介
DanielDennettistheauthorofBrainstorms,Brainchildren,ElbowRoom,ConsciousnessExplainedandDarwin'sDangerousIdea.HeiscurrentlytheDistinguishedArtsandSciencesProfessorandDirectoroftheCenterforCognitiveStudiesatTuftsUniversity.HelivesinNorthAndover,Massachusetts.DanielDennettistheauthorofBrainstorms,Brainchildren,ElbowRoom,ConsciousnessExplainedandDarwin'sDangerousIdea.HeiscurrentlytheDistinguishedArtsandSciencesProfessorandDirectoroftheCenterforCognitiveStudiesatTuftsUniversity.HelivesinNorthAndover,Massachusetts.