Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking [Paperback]

Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun.An excellent introduction to Dennetts body of thought.One of the most original thinkers of our time.Perhaps Americas most widely read (and debated) living philosopher. . . . [The sharpest, cleverest, most stylish prober of how issues of human consciousness interconnect today with evolutionary theory.A philosophers box of tools for the musing mind.[Dennett] is a master at inventing tools for thoughtmetaphysical jokes, fables, parables, puzzles, and zanyMonty-Python-like sketches that can help thinkers feel theirway forward.The best new book Ive read.Richard Dawkins,