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A review by briandice
Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett
5.0
It wasn't easy, and many times I felt like Homer Simpson trying to learn how to market a bowling alley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEqxerBIAqI), but getting through this book and tackling the weighty subject matter was well worth the investment. And I'm not kidding about the Homer reference: Dennett posits so many amazing points based upon areas of thought of which I was hopelessly clueless. I would have to set this book down and do some research to just get a baseline to follow his explanations.
For any of my Goodreads friends that want to really explore the big "I", and delve into the what of our conscious selves, I couldn't recommend this more. But the recommendation comes with a warning: if you give the book its due, don't skim passages / sections and really work yourself to understand what Dennett is trying to say, you could come away from this book with a changed view on yourself, your fellow humans and this wonderful, crazy brain of ours.
For any of my Goodreads friends that want to really explore the big "I", and delve into the what of our conscious selves, I couldn't recommend this more. But the recommendation comes with a warning: if you give the book its due, don't skim passages / sections and really work yourself to understand what Dennett is trying to say, you could come away from this book with a changed view on yourself, your fellow humans and this wonderful, crazy brain of ours.