Consciousness Explained

Daniel Dennett's fascinating exploration of human consciousness—named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times—is a masterpiece beloved by both scientific experts and general readers.

"Brilliant." —New York Times Book Review

Consciousness Explained is a full-scale exploration of human consciousness. In this landmark book, Daniel Dennett refutes the traditional, commonsense theory of consciousness and presents a new model, based on a wealth of information from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence. Our current theories about conscious life—of people, animal, even robots—are transformed by the new perspectives found in this book.

"Dennett is a witty and gifted scientific raconteur, and the book is full of fascinating information about humans, animals, and machines. The result is highly digestible and a useful tour of the field." —Wall Street Journal