"Brainstorms"
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"Brainstorms" is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Daniel Dennett that explores the nature of mind, consciousness, and cognitive science from a philosophical and computational perspective.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brainstorms | 2 |
| "Brainstorms" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13371618 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Brainstorms" Context triple: [The Intentional Stance, relatedWorkByAuthor, "Brainstorms"]
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A.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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B.
The Open Mind
The Open Mind is a long-running American public affairs television program known for its thoughtful, in-depth interviews on politics, media, and social issues.
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C.
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains is a 1983 sci-fi comedy film starring Steve Martin as a brilliant but eccentric brain surgeon who falls in love with a disembodied brain.
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D.
Kinds of Minds
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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E.
The Upright Thinkers
The Upright Thinkers is a popular science book by Leonard Mlodinow that traces the history of human scientific thought from ancient times to modern physics.
- 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: "Brainstorms" Target entity description: "Brainstorms" is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Daniel Dennett that explores the nature of mind, consciousness, and cognitive science from a philosophical and computational perspective.
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A.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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B.
The Open Mind
The Open Mind is a long-running American public affairs television program known for its thoughtful, in-depth interviews on politics, media, and social issues.
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C.
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains is a 1983 sci-fi comedy film starring Steve Martin as a brilliant but eccentric brain surgeon who falls in love with a disembodied brain.
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D.
Kinds of Minds
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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E.
The Upright Thinkers
The Upright Thinkers is a popular science book by Leonard Mlodinow that traces the history of human scientific thought from ancient times to modern physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| approachToMind |
computationalism
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functionalism ⓘ materialism ⓘ |
| author |
Daniel C. Dennett
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linked to:
Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett ⓘ |
| containsEssay |
Intentional Systems
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linked to:
The Mental Life of Some Machines
Mechanism and Responsibility ⓘ Two Approaches to Mental Images ⓘ Where Am I? ⓘ Why You Can’t Make a Computer That Feels Pain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
cognitive science
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
computational
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functionalistic ⓘ naturalistic ⓘ |
| hasReputation | classic text in contemporary philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Intentional Stance ⓘ |
| influencedField |
artificial intelligence
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cognitive science ⓘ philosophy of cognitive science ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
analysis of intentional systems and beliefs
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explanation of mental phenomena in physical and computational terms ⓘ relationship between psychology and computer science ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early defense of computational approaches to mind
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influential contributions to philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| partOfDennettWorkPeriod | early work on intentional systems ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | MIT Press ⓘ |
| subject |
artificial intelligence
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cognitive science ⓘ consciousness ⓘ free will ⓘ intentionality ⓘ mental representation ⓘ mind ⓘ philosophy of psychology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
cognitive scientists
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computer scientists ⓘ philosophers ⓘ psychologists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century philosophy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: "Brainstorms" Description of subject: "Brainstorms" is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Daniel Dennett that explores the nature of mind, consciousness, and cognitive science from a philosophical and computational perspective.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: "Brainstorms"