Kinds of Minds
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Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kinds of Minds canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2996680 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinds of Minds Context triple: [Daniel Dennett, notableWork, Kinds of Minds]
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A.
Other Minds
Other Minds is a philosophical work by J. L. Austin that examines how we talk about and justify knowledge of other people's mental states.
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B.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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C.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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D.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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E.
The Mind’s I
The Mind’s I is a philosophical anthology edited by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett that explores consciousness, self, and identity through essays, stories, and thought experiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinds of Minds Target entity description: Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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A.
Other Minds
Other Minds is a philosophical work by J. L. Austin that examines how we talk about and justify knowledge of other people's mental states.
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B.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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C.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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D.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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E.
The Mind’s I
The Mind’s I is a philosophical anthology edited by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett that explores consciousness, self, and identity through essays, stories, and thought experiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| argues |
complex minds arise from simpler cognitive mechanisms
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consciousness is not a single all-or-nothing property ⓘ minds can be understood in functional terms ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Dennett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
animal cognition
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intentional stance ⓘ representation of the world in minds ⓘ robotics and AI ⓘ |
| explores |
differences between human and animal minds
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evolutionary basis of cognition ⓘ levels of cognitive complexity ⓘ possibility of machine consciousness ⓘ varieties of consciousness ⓘ varieties of intelligence ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive science
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of cognitive science ⓘ |
| genre |
cognitive science
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Daniel Dennett ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
evolutionary
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materialist ⓘ naturalistic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
animal minds
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artificial intelligence ⓘ comparative psychology ⓘ consciousness ⓘ evolution of minds ⓘ intelligence ⓘ intentionality ⓘ machine minds ⓘ representation ⓘ |
| proposes | continuum of minds across species ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Consciousness Explained
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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students of cognitive science ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness
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relatedWork
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Kinds of Minds
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