Daniel Dennett

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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.

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cognitive scientist
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philosopher
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academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Doctor of Philosophy
birthDate 1942-03-28
birthPlace Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
doctoralAdvisor Gilbert Ryle
educatedAt Harvard University
Phillips Exeter Academy
University of Oxford
employer Tufts College
surface form: Tufts University
familyName Daniel Dennett self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Dennett self-linksurface differs
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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

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Ryle influenced Daniel Dennett
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Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting author Daniel Dennett
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea author Daniel Dennett
Brainstorms author Daniel Dennett
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The Intentional Stance author Daniel Dennett
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon author Daniel Dennett
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back author Daniel Dennett
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