Round 8: Tossup 15

This thinker redefined Miriam Weizenbaum’s idea of “deepity” as a statement that seems profound, but is actually trivial and (10[1])meaningless. This thinker criticizes the concept of “Non-overlapping magisteria” and argues that religion should not be (-5[1])off limits from scientific inquiry in the book Breaking the Spell. (10[1])This thinker coined the term “intentional stance” for a high degree of abstraction (10[1])in mental content. This thinker uses crane design as an allegory (10[1])in a book about the consequences of evolutionary theory. (10[1])A book by this thinker introduced the “multiple drafts” model, which denies the existence of qualia and opposes the “Cartesian theater” model of the mind. (-5[1])For 10 (10[1])points, name this atheist philosopher who wrote Darwin’s (10[1])Dangerous Idea and Consciousness Explained. (10[2]) (0[3])■END■

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