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Content and Consciousness
Originally his doctoral thesis, in Content and Consciousness, Dennett attempts to tackle the issues of the "Mind-Body". An issue that "going back at least to Descartes" is explaining how the human mind and body work with one another. -
Brainstorms
In his 1978 book Brainstorms, Dennett tackles ideas and develops his theories of consciousness and free will. He proposes his idea of a "two-stage" decision making process that "...when we are faced with an important decision, a consideration-generator whose output is to some degree undetermined, produces a series of considerations..." [Daniel Dennett on What is Free Will?] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joCOWaaTj4A&ab_channel=CloserToTruth -
Professorship at Tufts University
After moving to Tufts University in 1971, Dennett would become a professor and director for the universities Center for Cognitive Studies in 1985. -
Brainchildren
After his work with an MIT group to create an artificial intelligence in 1993, Dennett would publish a collection of his essays and works on the topics of theories of mind, consciousness and A.I. -
Erasmus Prize
In 2012 Daniel Dennett was awarded the Erasmus Prize for his science and technology communication skills, as well as his ability to translate and appeal to a wide range of people.
