Intuition pumps and other tools for thinking
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New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2013.
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 496 pages, [2] pages of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Daniel Dennett, one of the world's most original and provocative thinkers, takes readers on a profound, illuminating and highly entertaining philosophical journey as he reveals a collection of his favorite thinking tools, or "intuition pumps", that he and others have developed for addressing life's most fundamental questions.
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A philosophy professor offers exercises and tools to stretch the mind, offering new ways to consider, discuss, and argue positions on dangerous subject matter including evolution, the meaning of life, and free will.