Contemporary Philosophy in Focus will offer a series of introductory volumes tomany of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Each volumewill c... » 

Contemporary Philosophy in Focus will offer a series of introductory volumes tomany of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Each volumewill consist of newly commissioned essays that will cover all the majorcontributions of a preeminent philosopher in a systematic and accessiblemanner. Author of such groundbreaking and influential books as ConsciousnessExplained and Darwins Dangerous Idea Daniel C. Dennett has reached a hugegeneral and professional audience that extends way beyond the confines ofacademic philosophy. He has made significant contributions to the study ofconsciousness the development of the childs mind cognitive ethnologyexplanation in the social sciences artificial intelligence and evolutionarytheory. This volume is the only truly introductory collection that traces theseconnections explores the implications of Dennetts work and furnishes thenonspecialist with a fullyrounded account of why Dennett is such an importantvoice on the philosophical scene. «