Darwin's Dangerous Idea
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea is a 1995 philosophical book by Daniel Dennett that explores the far-reaching implications of Darwinian evolution for biology, mind, culture, and religion.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Darwin's Dangerous Idea canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Dennett ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award finalist (nonfiction) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
creationism
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creation–evolution controversy ⓘ
surface form:
intelligent design
teleological explanations in biology ⓘ |
| discussesPerson |
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Charles Darwin ⓘ Richard Dawkins ⓘ Stephen Jay Gould ⓘ |
| discussesWork | On the Origin of Species ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of biology
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philosophy of mind ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of culture and memes
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discussion of mind and consciousness ⓘ discussion of religion and morality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Darwinian evolution
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analytic philosophy ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-684-80382-8 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Darwinian evolution
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cognitive science ⓘ cultural evolution ⓘ ethics and evolution ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ memetics ⓘ natural selection ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ religion and science ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing that Darwinism has universal explanatory scope
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popularizing the idea of memes in philosophy ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
algorithmic nature of natural selection
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competence without comprehension ⓘ skyhooks and cranes ⓘ universal acid ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| subtitle | Evolution and the Meanings of Life ⓘ |
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