{"product_id":"intuition-pumps-other-tools-thinking","title":"Intuition Pumps \u0026 Other Tools\/thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIntuition \u003c\/i\u003ePumps, Daniel Dennett, one of the world''s leading philosophers, and author of \u003ci\u003eConsciousness Explained\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreedom Evolves\u003c\/i\u003e, offers aspiring thinkers his personal trove of mind-stretching thought experiments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThinking is hard. A few of us may be natural geniuses; others are blessed with reserves of willpower. Then there''s the rest of us: not prodigies and short on time, but still aspiring to understand the world. What can we do? Daniel Dennett, one of the world''s most original thinkers, reveals a collection of his favourite thinking tools, or ''intuition pumps''. From Occam''s Razor to the benefit of mistakes, the 90% rule to avoiding ''deepitites'', this entertaining guide will enable you to tackle life''s most fundamental questions - evolution, meaning, consciousness and free will - and teach you to think truly independently and creatively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Dennett is one of the most original and provocative thinkers in the world. A brilliant polemicist and philosopher, he is famous for challenging unexamined orthodoxies. His books include \u003ci\u003eBrainstorms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrainchildren\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElbow Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConsciousness Explained\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDarwin''s Dangerous Idea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreedom Evolves\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the world''s most original and provocative thinkers'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A master class'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Intelligence, insight and flair ... They don''t come much bigger than Daniel Dennett'' Julian Baggini, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A philosopher''s box of tools for the musing mind'' Melvin Konner, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''You''ll enjoy and be challenged by it''Steven Rose, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e''A lively primer on the radical answers Mr. Dennett has elaborated to the big questions in his nearly five decades in philosophy'' Jennifer Schuessler, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''America''s most important and entertaining philosopher'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306035356030,"sku":"NW9780241954621","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241954621.jpg?v=1778696769","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/intuition-pumps-other-tools-thinking","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}