Sweet Dreams The Jean Nicod Lectures François Recanati, editor The Elm and the Expert: Mentalese and Its Semantics Jerry A. Fodor (1994) Naturalizing the Mind Fred Dretske (1995) Strong Feelings: Emotion, Addiction, and Human Behavior Jon Elster (1999) Knowledge, Possibility, and Consciousness John Perry (2001) Varieties of Meaning Ruth Garrett Millikan (2004) Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness Daniel C. Dennett (2005) Sweet Dreams Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness Daniel C. Dennett A Bradford Book The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England © 2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. MIT Press books may be purchased at special quantity discounts for business or sales promotional use. For information, please email
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