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Nice little metaphors, nice easy read.
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Kinds of Minds: The Origins of Consciousness
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What kinds of minds are there, and how do we know? The first question is about what exists and the second is about our knowledge. The aim of Kinds of Minds is to answer these questions, in general outline, and to show why these two questions have to be answered together. What exists is one thing. What we can know about is something else. But we know enough about minds, Dennett argues, to know that one of the things that makes them different from everything else in the universe is the way we know about them. 'Provoking but clarifying ...Daniel Dennett's book is a memorable and stimulating work of popular scientific explanation. It thoroughly readjusts the reader's mental image of what the mind is and how it got there but leaves one surprised that the explanation can be ultimately so simple when the implications are so vast' Anthony Smith, Observer
192 pages, Paperback
First published February 1,1996
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192 pages, Paperback
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January 1, 2007 by Phoenix Paperbacks
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9780753800430
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0753800438
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English
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Daniel Clement Dennett III is a prominent philosopher whose research centers on philosophy of mind, science, and biology, particularly as they relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. He is the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. Dennett is a noted atheist, avid sailor, and advocate of the Brights movement.
Dennett received his B.A. in philosophy from Harvard University in 1963, where he was a student of W.V.O. Quine. In 1965, he received his D.Phil. from Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied under the ordinary language philosopher Gilbert Ryle.
Dennett gave the John Locke lectures at the University of Oxford in 1983, the Gavin David Young Lectures at Adelaide, Australia, in 1985, and the Tanner Lecture at Michigan in 1986, among many others. In 2001 he was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize, giving the Jean Nicod Lectures in Paris. He has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Science. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1987. He was the co-founder (1985) and co-director of the Curricular Software Studio at Tufts University, and has helped to design museum exhibits on computers for the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Science in Boston, and the Computer Museum in Boston. He is a Humanist Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism and a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
Dennett received his B.A. in philosophy from Harvard University in 1963, where he was a student of W.V.O. Quine. In 1965, he received his D.Phil. from Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied under the ordinary language philosopher Gilbert Ryle.
Dennett gave the John Locke lectures at the University of Oxford in 1983, the Gavin David Young Lectures at Adelaide, Australia, in 1985, and the Tanner Lecture at Michigan in 1986, among many others. In 2001 he was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize, giving the Jean Nicod Lectures in Paris. He has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Science. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1987. He was the co-founder (1985) and co-director of the Curricular Software Studio at Tufts University, and has helped to design museum exhibits on computers for the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Science in Boston, and the Computer Museum in Boston. He is a Humanist Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism and a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
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Raises very potent questions but answers almost none. Dennett is content with showing 3-4 potential ways of looking at any question and then telling us that to go beyond is a challenge even for modern science.
The arguments are smooth and the book gives a good evolutionary understanding of the way we frame thoughts and ascribe consciousness. The model of mind that Dennett has created is a bit dated for me, but I enjoyed the long range perspective he brought into it. the section on dogs was probably the best part for me.
PS. References to Susan Sontag is becoming overwhelming in books I read and I guess I will end up ordering one of her books soon.
The arguments are smooth and the book gives a good evolutionary understanding of the way we frame thoughts and ascribe consciousness. The model of mind that Dennett has created is a bit dated for me, but I enjoyed the long range perspective he brought into it. the section on dogs was probably the best part for me.
PS. References to Susan Sontag is becoming overwhelming in books I read and I guess I will end up ordering one of her books soon.
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Solipsism is the philosophical idea that one's own mind is all that exists. Solipsism is an epistemological or ontological position that knowledge of anything outside one's own specific mind is unjustified. The external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist.
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Some really interesting stuff in here. Some Cephalopods show more sentience than say, rhesus monkeys, opening up the moral questions again.
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The only reason I gave 4 stars is that the version I was reading has quite the translation. For a very short book during a busy schedule, I managed to not pick this book often because I don't really like how the translator translates this book. It's sometimes tedious and hard to digest, with a lot of literal translations that just don't go well in Indonesian.
But despite the translation, I can officially say I am in love with Daniel C. Dennet and I am putting his other books on my reading list.
This might be the first book about consciousness that I have ever read, and I picked the right book. Dennet introduces a lot of concepts in a really friendly and not intimidating way, so much so that I can use these newly introduced concepts almost immediately in my day-to-day life. I have always known that consciousness is still something unprovable but the way that Dennet elaborated this idea has really brought that statement to a whole new level for me in an inconclusive way, and that's very philosophical of him. This type of writing and teaching is the one that I like, the one that manages to bring you to think from all perspectives but never really concludes itself. You are the one who's responsible for your subjective conclusions at the end of the ride (Yuval Noah Harari also writes like this. If you haven't read Sapiens already, go read it now!!).
The book also emphasized the implications of consciousness relative to morality, and that leads to animal rights discussions which I also really love.
Go read and love this book if you are into science and philosophical discussions about the kinds of minds.
But despite the translation, I can officially say I am in love with Daniel C. Dennet and I am putting his other books on my reading list.
This might be the first book about consciousness that I have ever read, and I picked the right book. Dennet introduces a lot of concepts in a really friendly and not intimidating way, so much so that I can use these newly introduced concepts almost immediately in my day-to-day life. I have always known that consciousness is still something unprovable but the way that Dennet elaborated this idea has really brought that statement to a whole new level for me in an inconclusive way, and that's very philosophical of him. This type of writing and teaching is the one that I like, the one that manages to bring you to think from all perspectives but never really concludes itself. You are the one who's responsible for your subjective conclusions at the end of the ride (Yuval Noah Harari also writes like this. If you haven't read Sapiens already, go read it now!!).
The book also emphasized the implications of consciousness relative to morality, and that leads to animal rights discussions which I also really love.
Go read and love this book if you are into science and philosophical discussions about the kinds of minds.
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Interessant boek waarin Dennett je goed doet nadenken over wat een ziel is. Door vanuit verschillende standpunten de vraag aan te halen of dieren wel een ziel hebben en indien ja, welke wel en welke niet en waarom. Ook vanaf wanneer een foetus een ziel heeft. Als filosoof doet hij de luisteraar de juiste vragen stellen.
Zeer interessant. 3 sterren omdat enkel boeken die ik absoluut aanraad 5 sterren krijgen. Deze is interessant voor wie zich met die problematiek wil bezig houden.
Zeer interessant. 3 sterren omdat enkel boeken die ik absoluut aanraad 5 sterren krijgen. Deze is interessant voor wie zich met die problematiek wil bezig houden.
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Setiap bab meninggalkan tanda tanya. Sepertinya memang dibuat seperti ini.
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Buku ini adalah terjemahan dari buku Kinds Of Minds yang terbit tahun 1996. Lalu apakah maksud dari Minds yang diterjemahkan menjadi akalbudi (penulisannya disambung)?. Apakah ini untuk membedakan dengan makna akal budi versi KKBI yang sekedar memaknainya sebagai pikiran sehat ? Atau kata "pikiran" sebagai terjemahan bahasa Indonesia pada kata Minds dirasa tak tepat sasaran? Entahlah.
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Buku ini adalah buku filsafat. Filsafat tentang akal budi, pikiran dan kesadaran. Layaknya filsafat, permasalahan utamanya adalah penyatuan atau keselarasan makna yang termaksud dengan bantuan kata-kata, atau bahasa. Kita tak mungkin mendiskusikan sesuatu selama kita tak sepakat dengan sesuatu yang sama tersebut dari awal. Biru yang saya maksud adalah warna biru yang sama dengan kata biru dalam pemahaman anda. Kata "biru" mencakup makna yang sama dalam pemikiran kita berdua, baru bisa kita diskusikan.
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Buku ini sebenarnya sangat menarik. Ada begitu banyak hal yang menggugah saya, mulai dari maksud akal budi itu sendiri, batasan moral yang kemudian menjadi tertuduh ketika kita berbicara soal kesadaran pada makhluk non manusia. Begitupun gagasan penulis berupa Menara-bangkitkan-dan-Tes dalam menguji atau menentukan skala kognitif organisme ataupun artefak.
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Membaca buku ini seperti mendaki gunung, makin lama makin berat dan membuat tersengal-sengal. Hampir menyerah di 1/3 awal. Satu paragraph yg kadang menghabiskan satu halaman penuh cukup membuat kepala mengepul. Ketika otak kelelahan mengikuti alur buku ini, pembenaran yang paling gampang adalah menuduh penerjemahnya tidak becus.
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Buku ini adalah buku filsafat. Filsafat tentang akal budi, pikiran dan kesadaran. Layaknya filsafat, permasalahan utamanya adalah penyatuan atau keselarasan makna yang termaksud dengan bantuan kata-kata, atau bahasa. Kita tak mungkin mendiskusikan sesuatu selama kita tak sepakat dengan sesuatu yang sama tersebut dari awal. Biru yang saya maksud adalah warna biru yang sama dengan kata biru dalam pemahaman anda. Kata "biru" mencakup makna yang sama dalam pemikiran kita berdua, baru bisa kita diskusikan.
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Buku ini sebenarnya sangat menarik. Ada begitu banyak hal yang menggugah saya, mulai dari maksud akal budi itu sendiri, batasan moral yang kemudian menjadi tertuduh ketika kita berbicara soal kesadaran pada makhluk non manusia. Begitupun gagasan penulis berupa Menara-bangkitkan-dan-Tes dalam menguji atau menentukan skala kognitif organisme ataupun artefak.
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Membaca buku ini seperti mendaki gunung, makin lama makin berat dan membuat tersengal-sengal. Hampir menyerah di 1/3 awal. Satu paragraph yg kadang menghabiskan satu halaman penuh cukup membuat kepala mengepul. Ketika otak kelelahan mengikuti alur buku ini, pembenaran yang paling gampang adalah menuduh penerjemahnya tidak becus.
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This book is really more about what constitutes a mind than about different kinds of minds, and about the questions that need to be answered to determine whether something or somebody - an animal, an unborn child, a robot, whatever - actually has what we would think of as a mind or not. He talks about the differences between sentience and insentience and conscious and unconscious, and where and how to make the distinction between them.
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