Part I. Introduction: 1. Dennett's place in the intellectual world Andrew Brook and Don Ross; Part II. Consciousness: 2. The appearance of things Andrew Brook; 3. Catching consciousness in a recurrent net Paul M. Churchland; Part III. Uses of Dennett's Method: 4. The intentional stance: developmental and neurocognitive perspectives Richard Griffin and Simon Baron-Cohen; 5. Dennett's contribution to research on the animal mind Robert M. Seyfarth and Dorothy L. Cheney; 6. Dennettian behavioral explanations and the roles of the social sciences Don Ross; Part IV. Two Concerns: 7. That special something: Dennett on the making of minds and selves Andy Clark; 8. A question of content Kathleen Akins; Part V. Artificial Intelligence and Evolutionary Theory: 9. Dennett and artificial intelligence: on the same side, and if so, so what? Yorick Wilks; 10. Dennett and the Darwin wars Don Ross.
The only truly introductory collection that explores the implications of Dennett's diverse body of work.
"...one of the most succinct and engaging overviews of Dennett's stance currently available. Indeed, for anyone looking for a helpful companion to his or her initial engagement with Dennett's own writings, I know of no better place to start." Metapsychology Online Book Reviews
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