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Ден Динет: Прелестные, сексуальные, сладкие, смешные

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Почему младенцы такие прелестные? Почему торт сладкий? Философ Ден Динет дает неожиданный ответ, рассуждая о парадоксальном смысле прелести, сладости и сексуальности (плюс новая теория от Мэтью Харли про то, почему шутки смешные).

Philosopher and scientist Dan Dennett argues that human consciousness and free will are the result of physical processes and are not what we traditionally think they are. His 2003 book Freedom Evolves explores the way our brains have evolved to give us -- and only us -- the kind of freedom that matters, while 2006's Breaking the Spell examines religious belief through the lens of biology. Full bio »

Translated into Russian by Alexander Fediaev
Reviewed by Yuriy Pakhotin
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