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Birth
Daniel Dennett was born on March 28, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently 77 years old. -
BA in Philosophy
Dennett received his BA in Philosophy at Harvard University in 1963. -
Doctor of Philosophy
Dennett graduated from the University of Oxford in 1965, with a Doctor of Philosophy. -
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U.C. Irvine
From 1965 - 1971, Dennett taught at UC Irvine. He taught the first philosophy course the college offered. -
Content and Consciousness
Regarded as the foundation of philosophy of mind, throughout this book Dennett expressed his thoughts and theory of the human mind and consciousness. This book laid the groundwork for Dennett's future ideas and literary works. -
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Tufts University
In 1971, Daniel Dennett became a professor at Tufts University. In 1985, he became the director of the university’s Center for Cognitive Studies. Then in 2000, was appointed Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy. -
Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology
Brainstorms is a collection of 17 essays written by Daniel Dennett. The essays are grouped into four sections: Intentional Explanation and Attributions of Mentality; The Nature of Theory in Psychology; Objects of Consciousness and the Nature of Experience; and Free Will and Personhood. -
Elbow Room : The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting
Like his other works, Elbow Room delves into the topic of free will. He explains how events in a person's life shape who they are and how they will react to events in the future. We are wise to want free will, but that in itself raises a host of questions about responsibility. -
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dennett was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1985. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is a fellowship of scholars and national leaders. -
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds was written in 1996. It sought to explain and combine the ideas of philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology. This books really showed how Dennett sought to explore and understand consciousness at a molecular level and also how it can be infused into technology. -
TED Talk
In February 2003, Dennett gave a TED Talk entitled, The Illusion of Consciousness. Link below. https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_the_illusion_of_consciousness
