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Daniel Dennett

Daniel C. Dennett is a leading researcher of consciousness, philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence at Tufts University where he is the Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies. Both his popular and scholarly work are strongly influenced by Darwinian principles - what Dennett calls a "universal acid". Dennett's latest book, Breaking the Spell, is a call for the scientific analysis of religion.

Dennett earned his B.A. from Harvard University in 1963, and completed a Doctorate in Philosophy at Oxford University in 1965 under the supervision of Gilbert Ryle.

Daniel Dennett is the author of several popular and academic books. These include Content and Consciousness (1969), Brainstorms (1978), Elbow Room (1984), The Intentional Stance (1987), Consciousness Explained (1991), Darwin's Dangerous Idea (1995), Kinds of Minds (1996) and Freedom Evolves (2003).

From The Philosophical Lexicon:

dennett, v. (I) To while away the hours defining surnames; hence dennettation n. (2) The meaning of a surname. "Every surname has both a meinong and a dennettation." n. (3) An artificial enzyme used to curdle the milk of human intentionality.

Web Resources On Daniel Dennett

Daniel C. Dennett
The Philosophical Lexicon
A Bibliography of the Publications of Daniel C. Dennett

Book Resources On Daniel Dennett

Freedom Evolves by Daniel Dennett
Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel Dennett
Breaking the Spell : Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel Dennett

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