Mind thumb|Dennett in 2008 Dennett is a proponent of materialism in the philosophy of mind. He argues that mental states, including consciousness, are entirely the result of physical processes in the brain. In his book Consciousness Explained (1991), Dennett presents his arguments for a materialist understanding of consciousness, rejecting Cartesian dualism in favor of a physicalist perspective.
Mind thumb|Den?nett in 2008 Dennett is a proponent of materialism in the philosophy of mind. He argues that mental states, including consciousness, are entirely the result of physical processes in the bra.in. In his book Consciousness Explained, (1991), Dennett pr?esents his arguments for a materialist understanding! of consciousness, rejecting Cartesian dualism in favor of a physicalist perspective.