Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

Author	: Daniel C. Dennett
File Size	: 50,8 Mb
Publisher	: W. W. Norton & Company
Language	: English
Release Date	: 05 May 2014
ISBN	: 9780393348781
Pages	: 512 pages

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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett Book PDF Summary

The philosophy professor behind Breaking the Spell and Consciousness Explained offers exercises and tools to stretch the mind, offering new ways to consider, discuss and argue positions on dangerous subject matter including evolution, the meaning of life and free will.

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett

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Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett

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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett

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