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As the Decade of the Brain (declared by President Bush in ) comes to a close, we are beginning to discern how the human brain achieves consciousness. Dehaene and Naccache . Taking a new tack, Dennett suggests that we pause in our external (heterophenomenological) scrutiny of the “black box” of consciousness for a moment, and instead consider how . Shop stocking stuffers · Explore top gifts. Consciousness Explained aimed to develop both a theory of consciousness and a powerful critique of the then main-stream view of the nature of consciousness, which Dennett called “Th e Cartesian Th eater View.”. Nov 15, · -- Explaining the consciousness -- A visit to the phenomenological garden -- A method for phenomenology -- Multiple drafts versus the Cartesian Theater -- Time and experience -- The evolution of consciousness -- How words do things with us -- The architecture of the human mind -- Show and tell -- Dismantling the witness protection program. Dennetts basic attitude, unlike that of Nagel, McGinn and to some extent that of Penrose, is that ’consciousness’ can be scientifically understood, just as we have come to understand life and its evolution by doing away with notions like vital forces and intelligent design. To claim the opposite is just defeatism and sentimentalism.