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The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self & Soul
by Daniel C. Dennett
from Basic Books

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• Hofstadter's Accustomed Brilliance
  Hofstadter delivers a vastly enjoyable account accessible to any intelligent non-specialist, but on this occasion requiring far less persistence than Gödel, Escher, Bach. The ground he covers encompasses some of the most traditionally intractable problems in philosophy, yet his accounts of the various thought experiments and the issues they do and do not illuminate never appear impenetrable. The book is organised into a collection of vignettes that can easily be bitten off and chewed over... more info

• I am he as you are me
  THE MIND'S I is not the seamless tour de force Hofstadter laid out in GODEL, ESCHER, BACH (Vintage Books, 1979), but comprises another delightful exploration of consciousness and in a much more accessible way. Who or what is it that knows what you know you know? You know? You, no? Whaddya no? Etc.

• Mine's Aye
  Look if you're here, then you want this book.
  You can't have landed on this page by accident. There is no search that does not include Dennet or Hofstadter or Dawkins or cognitive psychology or philosophy of the mind that brings you hear. So, yes, you want to buy this book.
  Two of the most important advents in cognitive and evolutionary psychology take shape rather easily in these pages. The first is Dr Hofstadter PRELUDE... ANT FUGUE; the second is Richard Dawkins extention of genetic principles... more info

• Tickle your philosophical funny bone
  I first read "The Mind's I" in high school and regularly reread its various essays.
  Even with a quarter-century of age, it hasn't lost any of its luster. Indeed, with advances in cognitive science and neuroscience giving more empirical underpinning to at least a few of the speculations in this book, its mental value has actually increased.
  Although you may not agree with the philosphical angle of each essay, you won't be able to honestly disagree without having your own cognition and philosophical... more info

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