In Neuroscience and Philosophy three prominent philosophers and a leading neuroscientist clash over the conceptual presuppositions of cognitive neuroscience. The book begins with an excerpt from Maxwell Bennett and Peter Hacker's Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience (Blackwell, 2003), which questions the conceptual commitments of cognitive neuroscientists. Their position is then criticized by Daniel Dennett and John Searle, two philosophers who have written extensively on the subject, and Bennett and Hacker in turn respond. Their impassioned debate encompasses a wide range of central themes: the nature of consciousness, the bearer and location of psychological attributes, the intelligibility of so-called brain maps and representations, the notion of qualia, the coherence of the notion of an intentional stance, and the relationships between mind, brain, and body. Clearly argued and thoroughly engaging, the authors present fundamentally different conceptions of philosophical method, cognitive-neuroscientific explanation, and human nature, and their exchange will appeal to anyone interested in the relation of mind to brain, of psychology to neuroscience, of causal to rational explanation, and of consciousness to self-consciousness. In his conclusion Daniel Robinson (member of the philosophy faculty at Oxford University and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University) explains why this confrontation is so crucial to the understanding of neuroscientific research. The project of cognitive neuroscience, he asserts, depends on the incorporation of human nature into the framework of science itself. In Robinson's estimation, Dennett and Searle fail to support this undertaking; Bennett and Hacker suggest that the project itself might be based on a conceptual mistake. Exciting and challenging, Neuroscience and Philosophy is an exceptional introduction to the philosophical problems raised by cognitive neuroscience.

Neuroscience and Philosophy: Brain, Mind, and Language

Politics & Social Sciences

Bennett, Maxwell

Dennett, Daniel

Hacker, Peter

Searle, John

Philosophy

Columbia University Press

In 2007, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett filmed a landmark discussion about modern atheism. The video went viral. Now in print for the first time, the transcript of their conversation is illuminated by new essays from three of the original participants and an introduction by Stephen Fry. At the dawn of the new atheist movement, the thinkers who became known as “the four horsemen,” the heralds of religion's unraveling—Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett—sat down together over cocktails. What followed was a rigorous, pathbreaking, and enthralling exchange, which has been viewed millions of times since it was first posted on YouTube. This is intellectual inquiry at its best: exhilarating, funny, and unpredictable, sincere and probing, reminding us just how varied and colorful the threads of modern atheism are. Here is the transcript of that conversation, in print for the first time, augmented by material from the living participants: Dawkins, Harris, and Dennett. These new essays, introduced by Stephen Fry, mark the evolution of their thinking and highlight particularly resonant aspects of this epic exchange. Each man contends with the most fundamental questions of human existence while challenging the others to articulate their own stance on God and religion, cultural criticism, spirituality, debate with people of faith, and the components of a truly ethical life. Praise for The Four Horsemen “This bracing exchange of ideas crackles with energy. It’s fascinating to watch four first-class minds explore a rugged intellectual terrain. . . . The text affords a different, more reflective way of processing the truly vital exchange of ideas. . . . I commend the book to those seeking an honest reckoning with their religion—and those curious about how the world looks from a rigorously naturalistic and atheistic point of view.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “The full, electrifying transcript of the one and only conversation between the quartet of luminaries dubbed the ‘four horsemen’ of the New Atheism, which took place in Washington, D.C., in 2007. Among the vast range of ideas and questions they discuss: Is it ever possible to win a war of ideas? Is spirituality the preserve of the religious? And, are there any truths you would rather not know?”—The Bookseller (UK) (starred review)

The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution

Harris, Sam

DAWKINS, Richard

Hitchens, Christopher

Random House]

Offers a wider perspective on Darwin's scientific theory of natural selection, explaining how it extends beyond biology, analyzing current controversies over the origins of life and inherent biases, and challenging popular philosopohies

Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Anthropology

Simon&Schuster

Louisiana As It Is: Its Topography And Material Resources (1876)

History

Americas

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Cuando empezaba a despuntar el movimiento del nuevo ateísmo, los heraldos del ocaso religioso que acabarían siendo conocidos como los «Cuatro Jinetes» ―Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett y Sam Harris― se reunieron para tomar una copa y a modo de experimento grabaron la conversación. Así surgió esta charla rompedora y apasionante que enseguida se hizo viral. Los cuatro intelectuales, a cada cual más ocurrente, afrontan en ella las cuestiones fundamentales de la existencia y se animan mutuamente a expresar sin tapujos las propias posturas respecto a Dios y la religión. El debate atañe la crítica cultural, la espiritualidad sin religión, la discusión con los creyentes, las infinitas corrientes del ateísmo moderno y las claves para vivir de forma íntegra. Esta memorable conversación, ahora convertida en libro, constituye una obra de máximo rigor y erudición, pero al mismo tiempo es hilarante e imprevisible. Los participantes que aún viven, Dawkins, Dennett y Harris, han hecho nuevas contribuciones para la presente ocasión en las que reflejan cómo han evolucionado sus opiniones y destacan momentos especialmente ingeniosos de este épico diálogo. El cómico Stephen Fry prologa la edición.

Los jinetes del Apocalipsis: Una conversación brillante sobre ciencia, fe, religión y ateísmo

Arpa Editores

La conciencia explicada / Consciousness Explained (Spanish Edition)

Paidos Iberica, Ediciones S. A.

La evolución de la libertad (Spanish Edition)

Ediciones Paidós

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