The possibility of a science of consciousness Critical reflections on Dennett and Merleau-Ponty
South African Journal of Philosophy 2010 Abraham Olivier
In his latest book, entitled “Sweet dreams”, Daniel Dennett confirms and expands on his argument for a natural science of human consciousness. He dubs his view heterophenomenology: a third-person, scientific form of phenomenological description that can account for the most private and ineffable subjective experiences. A central part of his book consists of a reinvention of Jackson’s thought...