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Daniel C. Dennett
Lifespan of Daniel C. Dennett -
Content and Consciousness
Daniel's first book about the nature of conciousness -
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon advanced evolutionary explanations for the development of religious thought. He considered religious inclinations to be largely a by-product of instinct-driven social phenomena. He maintained, for example, that the ability to discern intent in fellow humans led people to ascribe intent where none was actually evident, as in the case of creationism. -
Neuroscience and Philosophy: Brain, Mind, and Language
Neuroscience and Philosophy: Brain, Mind, and Language was a series of exchanges between Dennett, American philosopher John Searle, Australian neuroscientist Maxwell Bennett, and British philosopher Peter Hacker regarding the linguistic difficulties of describing action to the brain.