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Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennetthttp://www.amazon.com/Intuition-Pumps-Other-Tools-Thinking/dp/0393082067/From BookforumDennett declares that his aim in Intuition Pumps is to lay out devices by which we might think more clearly, or with more insight, about a host of thorny topics—which might be boiled down to those many areas in which we errantly or too hastily assume we have a solid sense of the right and wrong answers. The sheer number of these thought experiments, geared to reveal how thoroughly incorrect our assumptions might be, is daring itself. The most provocative comprise consciousness, free will, and our own sense of what we mean by meaning and intend by speaking of intentionality—in other words, the philosophical terrain Dennett has explored extensively in his prior books. —Eric BanksReview“Our best current philosopher. He is the next Bertrand Russell. Unlike traditional philosophers, Dan is a student of neuroscience, linguistics, artificial intelligence, computer science, and psychology. He’s redefining and reforming the role of the philosopher.” (Marvin Minsky)“One of the most original thinkers of our time.” (Michael Shermer – Science)“The sharpest, cleverest, most stylish prober of how issues of human consciousness interconnect today with evolutionary theory.” (Carlin Romano – Philadelphia Inquirer)“Once in a blue moon an analytic philosopher comes along who redeems his subdiscipline by combining professional persnicketiness with a romantic spirit, a vivid imagination, and a sense of humor…One of our most original and most readable philosophers.” (Richard Rorty)“Cloaked in the breezy, familiar trappings of a self-help book, Intuition Pumps is in actuality a dark mirror of that genre—a field of rabbit holes designed to leave the reader with more questions than answers, and wiser for the long and indirect journey.” (Jason Gots, author of BigThink)A recent talk Dennett did at Googlehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_mY54hjM0