Consciousness Explained

Dennett's main method is evolutionary biology and the construction of a computer model of the mind. He uses the concept of evolution to understand the changes in brain complexity over the last three million years of human history, and computer theory to explain how our culturally conditioned thought patterns can be embodied in the cortex, the structure of which is biologically fixed.

Expertly interpreting the topic in a compelling philosophical work, he writes in a lively style, with a touch of humor, making the material even more interesting.

"Consciousness Explained" is a rather pretentious title among all books of this kind, but it justifies its claim in the challenging task of explaining the specifics of human consciousness.