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¿Por qué los bebés son lindos? ¿Por qué el pastel es dulce? El filósofo Dan Dennett tiene respuestas inesperadas, cuando comparte el contra-intuitivo razonamiento de la evolución acerca de las cosas lindas, dulces y sexys (además, una nueva teoría de Matthew Hurley sobre porqué los chistes son graciosos).
Translated into Spanish by Hugo Fernando Jimenez
Reviewed by Ajmme Kajros
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About Dan Dennett
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… Full bio and more links
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