August 30, 2013

The Philosopher’s Self-Help Book

The video is part of our series of the most popular videos of Summer 2013.

Daniel Dennett‘s latest book, Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinkingis an attempt to make transparent some of the tricks of the philosopher’s trade. In an accelerating age, it’s a self-help book designed to slow the reader down and improve our ability to think things through.

The video is part of our series of the most popular videos of Summer 2013.

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