What does 著作 mean?
著作 is a Japanese noun meaning “writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings” in English. It is written as 著作 in kanji, ちょさく in hiragana, and chosaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
デネットの著作の中心的主張は、端的に言えば、内的精神状態の存在を否定するということである。
The main point of Dennett's book, in short, is to deny the existence of inner mental states.