Intuition pumps are what Mr Dennett calls thought experiments that aim to get at the nub of concepts.

直觉泵是丹尼特用来称呼思想实验的一个词语。所谓思想实验就是一种意在探究概念核心内容的实验。

Mr Dennett's book is not a definitive solution to such mind-benders; it is philosophy in action.

丹内特的书并不是对此类让头脑发晕的问题的终极答案。相反，他的书是对此类问题的终极思考。

This pump, which Mr Dennett calls a cascade of homunculi, was inspired by the field of artificial intelligence. (AI)

丹内特把这种泵称之为级联侏儒，其灵感自于人工智能领域（AI）。

The philosopher Daniel Dennett described Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, Darwinism, as " the single best idea anyone has ever had" .

哲学家丹尼尔·丹尼特将查尔斯·达尔文的进化论（即达尔文主义）描述为“有史以来最好的概念”。