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CSflim · 01-20-2005, 05:10 AM

Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett
One of the most intelligent men on the planet turns his philosophical eyes towards neo-Darwinism. He clearly and concisely puts forward the case for Universal Darwinism and applies it to many of the problems of philosophy. (Most significantly towards the problem of "meaning"; according to Dennett, meaning itself, like so many other things, evolves). He also elaborates significantly on the implications of memetics and memes. He launches devastating attacks on the critics of neo-Darwinism (most notably Gould & Chomsky Inc.). He also debunks with wonderful clarity, the objections of Penrose et al to "mechanistic" theories of mind, and shows that their arguments are unsubstantiated.
Dennett likens Darwin’s theory to "Universal Acid", which eats through many of our assumptions and rigid thinking. He does all this with the utmost of clarity and rigour: never obscuricant, always profound.

01-20-2005, 05:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett One of the most intelligent men on the planet turns his philosophical eyes towards neo-Darwinism. He clearly and concisely puts forward the case for Universal Darwinism and applies it to many of the problems of philosophy. (Most significantly towards the problem of "meaning"; according to Dennett, meaning itself, like so many other things, evolves). He also elaborates significantly on the implications of memetics and memes. He launches devastating attacks on the critics of neo-Darwinism (most notably Gould & Chomsky Inc.). He also debunks with wonderful clarity, the objections of Penrose et al to "mechanistic" theories of mind, and shows that their arguments are unsubstantiated. Dennett likens Darwin’s theory to "Universal Acid", which eats through many of our assumptions and rigid thinking. He does all this with the utmost of clarity and rigour: never obscuricant, always profound. __________________ Last edited by CSflim; 01-20-2005 at 10:05 AM.. Reason: Edited for spelling.