Bombas de Intuicion y Otras Herramientas del Pensamiento / Ciso : Detonadores de Intuiciones y Otras Herramientas del Pensamiento

from freelancer_frank

This is a book about thought experiments. Dennett uses the notion to cover many of his philosophical ideas and to elucidate their connection with those of Richard Dawkins. He distinguishes between correct and biased thought experiments and gives details of both. This distinction could have been e...

from tlockney

Lots of good stuff in here, particularly if you can overlook Dennett's particular fascination with pushing his personal philosophy, which is really what the book is about (despite the supposed subject matter you might think it covers based on the title, the marketing, or any descriptions of the b...

from nbmars

This book is a collection of Dennett's "favorite thinking tools," which he generously shares with us because "thinking is hard." His favorite techniques are what he calls "intuition pumps," which are thought experiments designed to elicit solutions to, or at least deeper understanding of, complex...

from kcshankd

Daniel Dennett has been churning out amazing books and arguments for decades, but this is his best and most accessible to the lay person. Dennett _does_ philosophy, right there on the page in front of you, and explains it in jargon-free prose that any undergraduate could understand. This a book o...

from cdogzilla

Some books aim to popularize philosophy, others do philosophy -- this does both. Some books raise questions, some raise questions and give answers, still others raise questions and challenge the reader to offer answers while giving guidance on how to avoid traps and survey of answers given alread...