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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: How Minds Evolved Without a Designer

If biological evolution gave us the hardware (our brains), cultural evolution gave us the software. Dennett leans heavily on the concept of —units of cultural information that replicate and evolve just like genes. From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution o...

For most of history, cultural change was "Darwinian"—slow, mindless, and driven by trial and error. However, we have recently this process. From Bacteria to Bach and Back: How Minds

The most radical shift Dennett proposes is that . However, we have recently this process

Dennett famously argues that consciousness is not a "magic spark" but a Just as you don't need to understand code to use a computer folder icon, your "conscious self" is a simplified interface your brain provides so you can interact with other humans and manage your own complex internal states. Ready to dive deeper?