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Cover : M.C. Escher’s Butterflies © 2016 The M.C. Escher Company – the Netherlands. All rights reserved. www.mcescher.com. Author photograph © Susan Dennett

‘Make no mistake, Dennett has written an absolute firecracker of a book. It is an exhilarating read … that will shape and drive thinking for years to come’ S H A N E O ’M A R A , T I M E S H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N

‘A lively and cogent account of how human beings, uniquely among species, have evolved to possess a conscious mind … excellent’ I A N C R I T C H L E Y , S U N D AY T I M E S

‘Beguiling and enthralling’ S T UA R T R I TC H I E , S P E C TAT O R

‘A supremely enjoyable, intoxicating work, tying together fifty years of thinking about where minds come from and how they work’ N AT U RE

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ALLEN LANE BOOK

PENGUIN

Psychology

DANIEL C. DENNETT FROM BACTERIA TO BACH AND BACK

What is human consciousness? And how did it become possible for our minds to even ask this question? This landmark work is Daniel C. Dennett’s brilliant answer, drawing on decades of philosophical and scientific insights to show our minds evolved and created the thinking tools that make us who we are.

Date: 05.12.2017 Designer:Æ Prod. Controller: Pub. Date: asap ISBN: 9780141978048

SPINE WIDTH: 21.5 MM

•Estimated •Confirmed FORMAT

B-Format (129 x 198mm)

PAPER

Regular coated

PRINT

••••CMYK

F ROM

BACTERIA TO BACH AND BACK

FINISHES

Matte Varnish

PROOFING METHOD

proofs •Wet only •Digital No further proof required •

The Evolution of Minds

DANIEL C. DENNETT ‘Thrilling, essential reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious’ Observer

05/12/2017 16:12


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