Re: "Consciousness Explained"

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From: Chris Malcolm
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 16:39

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In article <burt.718400899@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> burt@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Burt Voorhees) writes:
>wadley@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Gregory Robert Wadley) writes:

>>I'm reading "Consciousness Explained" by Dan Dennett.

>  I can tell you my reaction ...
>exercise of his ego .... sell me a bill
>of goods ... rather patronizing attitude ... offensive ...
>arguments ... not convincing .... agree with ...
>Zelaney that the book was intellectually dishonest.

Despite promising us a detailed review, and being asked detailed
questions by a number of posters, Zeleny in the end refused to make
any detailed criticisms, contenting himself with his usual well-turned
sneers. Care to give some examples of why you found the book
unconvincing and dishonest, or did you just want to share your
feelings with us?
-- 
Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205

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Subject: Re: "Consciousness Explained"
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