I haven't read "The Idea of Consciousness" ...is that by Jonathon
Bennett...or is it a different Bennett?
In what sense can't you "shake off" Democritus? I'm not sure how you
are relating this to the ideas in "Consciouness Explained" (CE). If you
found CE worth reading, then you will find "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" a
good read.
I really like talking about this stuff...however I'm not quite sure why
we are doing it on the Neither list! What do others think? I'd be
interested to know if there are any people lurking who share an interest
in philosphy of mind/consciousness/AI/cognitive
science/evolution/genetics etc etc etc.
Kerry
omega wrote:
>
> Must have a read. Dennetts book : "Consciousness Explained", I found a bit
> more believable than Bennetts: "The Idea of Consciousness" but, I can not
> shake off Democritus saying that: "Nothing exists except atoms and space,
> every thing else is opinion", and: "Everything existing in the universe is
> the fruit of chance and necessity".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; David McMullen
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Kerry Langer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Friday, 1 January 1999 11:58 AM
> Subject: Pinker: How the MInd Works
>
> >'How the Mind Works' by Steven Pinker
> >
> >Very interesting ideas arise from applying evolutionary theory to
> psychology
> >(p. 44) and family values (p.425). I also thought his earlier book, The
> >Language Instinct, was excellent -- explains Chomsky better than Chomsky
> >can.
> >
> >He's not afraid to take on feminists, post modernists etc. Also he can
> >write, which I feel is Dan Dennett's weakness.
> >
> >-- Bill Kerr
> >
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