DJ Strouse

My Goodreads Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Until recently, those interested in learning about consciousness have had just three options: (1) introspection (informative but deceiving), (2) books by philosophers (interesting but completely speculative), and (3) books by crazies (the majority of the literature on consciousness). Consciousness has long been a naughty word in science, but [...]

My Goodreads Review
rating: 4 of 5 stars

A bold book from my favorite philosopher-scientist that aims to build a framework for tackling perhaps the hardest question humanity has ever asked – “what is this conscious experience?” As in his other books, Dennett is adept at weaving the “soft” thought experiments of philosophy with the [...]