Daniel Dennett

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author cognitive scientist human philosopher university professor

Daniel Dennett is an American philosopher and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on consciousness, free will, and the philosophy of mind from a naturalistic, evolutionary perspective.

Aliases (3)

Daniel C. Dennett ×1
Daniel Clement Dennett III ×1
Dennett ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → cognitive scientist → human → philosopher → university professor →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → Doctor of Philosophy →
birthDate	1942-03-28 →
birthPlace	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
doctoralAdvisor	Gilbert Ryle →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Phillips Exeter Academy → University of Oxford →
employer	Tufts University →
familyName	Dennett →
fieldOfWork	evolutionary theory → philosophy of biology → philosophy of cognitive science → philosophy of consciousness → philosophy of free will → philosophy of mind → philosophy of psychology → philosophy of religion →
fullName	Daniel Clement Dennett III →
givenName	Daniel →
knownFor	arguments against qualia as traditionally conceived → criticisms of Cartesian materialism → critique of religious belief → intentional stance theory → multiple drafts model of consciousness → naturalistic account of free will →
language	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences →
movement	analytic philosophy →
notableWork	Brainstorms → Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon → Consciousness Explained → Darwin's Dangerous Idea → Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting → Freedom Evolves → From Bacteria to Bach and Back → Kinds of Minds → The Intentional Stance →
philosophicalView	compatibilism about free will → evolutionary perspective on consciousness → materialism about the mind → naturalism →
positionHeld	Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University → Co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University →
spouse	Susan Bell Dennett →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gilbert Ryle → Gilbert Ryle → Richard Dawkins → Willard Van Orman Quine → Word and Object →	influenced
Douglas Hofstadter ("Daniel C. Dennett") →	coAuthor
Daniel Dennett ("Dennett") →	familyName
Daniel Dennett ("Daniel Clement Dennett III") →	fullName
Conversations on Consciousness →	hasContributor
Susan Blackmore →	influencedBy