I've Been Thinking

I didn't much care for this book, but it did make me want to read more Dennett. He comes across as a delightfully clever man who isn't afraid to take his own ideas seriously and go up against the establishment. That's a vibe I could get more into, but this book failed to deliver what I was hoping. I wanted more “here's how I learned how to think” and less “let me tell you about the fun I had in Paris one summer.” Maybe it gets better, but after being bored for a few chapters (with ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE QUOTES SPRINKLED HERE AND THERE) I started jumping to more interesting-seeming chapters.

I never got what I was looking for, but maybe reading his books on philosophy would be more amenable.