Consciousness Explained

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; 1 Prelude: How Are Hallucinations Possible?; 1. The Brain in the Vat; 2. Pranksters in the Brain; 3. A Party Game Called Psychoanalysis; 4. Preview; Part I PROBLEMS AND METHODS; 2 Explaining Consciousness; 1. Pandora's Box: Should Consciousness Be Demystified?; 2. The Mystery of Consciousness; 3. The Attractions of Mind Stuff; 4. Why Dualism Is Forlorn; 5. The Challenge; 3 A Visit to the Phenomenological Garden; 1. Welcome to the Phenom; 2. Our Experience of the External World; 3. Our Experience of the Internal World.;"Brilliant ... as audacious as its title ... Mr. Dennett's exposition is nothing short of brilliant."--George Johnson, New York Times Book Review Consciousness Explained is a a full-scale exploration of human consciousness. In this landmark book, Daniel Dennett refutes the traditional, commonsense theory of consciousness and presents a new model, based on a wealth of information from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence. Our current theories about conscious life-of people, animal, even robots--are transformed by the new perspectives found in this book.