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Charlene
Every time I read Dennett, I wonder why I have put myself through such an ordeal. Aside from wanting to yell at Dennett, who isn't even in the room, I get the urge to throw things and yell, "No, no, and just NO!".

Skillfully, Dennett gives the impression that he is a deep and critical thinker. He does this by filling his many books and many long, long articles with some of the best arguments against his own work, and then addressing the criticisms. That gives the reader the false impression that
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Jim
Jan 04, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
All told, it was interesting & very well narrated. It never really grabbed me, though. I've never cared too much for the short pieces of Dennett's that I've run across before because I just found them bewildering. A GR friend (Nancy?) told me she really enjoyed him, so I decided to try this book & it was much better. He explained & defined terms as he went. Still, his analysis & arguments were long & looping. I often lost the main point on the road to making it, so I'm glad I had the ebook to ba ...more
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