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  • Published: 26 February 2004
  • ISBN: 9780141949802
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
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Freedom Evolves




Dennett is probably the world's most widely read and influential philosopher

Dennett shows that human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us. There was a time on this planet when it didn't exist, quite recently in fact. It had to evolve like every other feature of the biosphere, and it continues to evolve today.

Dennett shows that far from there being an incompatibility between contemporary science and the traditional vision of freedom and morality, it is only recently that science has advanced to the point where we can see how we came to have our unique kind of freedom.

  • Published: 26 February 2004
  • ISBN: 9780141949802
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
Categories:

About the authors

Daniel C. Dennett

Daniel C. Dennett is the University Professor and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. He is the author of numerous books including Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking, Breaking the Spell, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, and Consciousness Explained.