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Daniel C. Dennett

Daniel Clement Dennett III was an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centered on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.

Dennett was the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Dennett was a vocal atheist and secularist, a member of the Secular Coalition for America advisory board, and a member of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, as well as an outspoken supporter of the Brights movement. Dennett was referred to as one of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism", along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens.

In 1962, Dennett married Susan Bell. They lived in North Andover, Massachusetts, and had a daughter, a son, and six grandchildren. He was an avid sailor. Dennett died of interstitial lung disease at Maine Medical Center on April 19, 2024, at the age of 82.

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Born 28 March 1942
Died 19 April 2024

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Born 28 March 1942
Died 19 April 2024

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Consciousness, Philosophy, Mind and body, Philosophy of mind, Evolution, Filosofie van de geest, Free will and determinism, Philosophie, Conscience, Addresses, essays, lectures, Bewusstsein, Intellect, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, Science, 08.36 philosophical anthropology, philosophy of psychology, Bewustzijn, Christianity and atheism, Cognition, Decision making, Determinisme, Evolutietheorie, Filosofische aspecten, Human evolution, Intelligence

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  • Daniel C. Dennett III
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July 31, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
June 24, 2024 Edited by Nicholas Rezmerski Update biography from Wikipedia, noting author's death
October 29, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Clean death date
October 29, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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