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Dan Dennett om vår bevissthet

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Filosofen Dan Dennett argumenterer overbevisende for at ikke bare er det slik at vi ikke forstår vår egen bevissthet, men halvparten av tiden vil våre hjerner lure oss trill rundt.

Dan Dennett argues that human consciousness and free will are the result of physical processes. His 2003 book "Freedom Evolves" explores how our brains evolved to give us -- and only us -- the kind of freedom that matters, while 2006's "Breaking the Spell" examines belief through the lens of biology. Full bio »

Translated into Norwegian Bokmal by Olav Andreas Marschall
Reviewed by Martin Hassel
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