From Bacteria to Bach and Back
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| Author | Daniel Dennett |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Human consciousness |
| Published | 2017 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 496 |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-24207-2 |
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds is a 2017 book about the origin of human consciousness by philosopher Daniel Dennett, in which he makes a case for a materialist theory of mind,[1] arguing that consciousness is no more mysterious than gravity.
Drawing on ideas from René Descartes and Charles Darwin, Dennett writes that:
- '... natural systems can create “competence without comprehension”—that is, situations in which sophisticated actions occur without the individual or machine involved understanding the reasons for the actions taken.'[2]
and that:
- 'a comprehending mind could in fact have arisen from a mindless process of natural selection. ...'[3]
See also
- Materialism
- Theory of mind
- The Self and Its Brain, by Karl R. Popper and John C. Eccles
References
- ↑ "His aim is to provide a materialist account of the evolutionary origins of the human mind and consciousness ..." Steven Rose review in The Guardian - 2 Feb 2017
- ↑ Publisher's Weekly
- ↑ goodreads
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