A review by microglyphics
Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett
5.0
This is my second favourite book this year—though I wish I had read it 30+ years ago when it had been first published. My number one book is [bc:Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst|31170723|Behave The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst|Robert M. Sapolsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517732866l/31170723._SY75_.jpg|51808259]. Ar least that was published in 2017, and I wish I had prioritised reading that closer to its publication date. In each case, the authors crystalised what I have been wrestling with for decades. I had the ideas, but my grasp was less structured–certainly less concise.
In Consciousness Explained, Dennett dismisses that Consciousness is anything more than some emergent property. As he's stated elsewhere, 'Consciousness to the brain is like wet to water'. Effectively, there is no 'there' there. He also dispels notions of qualia—metaphysical vestiges.
He weaves together many narratives and perspectives, both posing challenges and deconstructing them to reveal the man behind the curtain—rather the absence of Cartesian theatre.
In Consciousness Explained, Dennett dismisses that Consciousness is anything more than some emergent property. As he's stated elsewhere, 'Consciousness to the brain is like wet to water'. Effectively, there is no 'there' there. He also dispels notions of qualia—metaphysical vestiges.
He weaves together many narratives and perspectives, both posing challenges and deconstructing them to reveal the man behind the curtain—rather the absence of Cartesian theatre.