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Daniel Dennett is born.
Daniel was born on March 28, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were Daniel Clement Dennett Jr. and Ruth Marjorie. He spent the start of his life in Lebanon because of his fathers work. -
Dans Education
Daniel received his Bachelors of Arts in philosophy from Harvard University in 1963 and two years later in 1965 he got his PH.D from Hertford College while studying under Gilbert Ryle. -
Dennetts first book
In 1978 Dennett released his book "Brainstorms". It is a collection of 17 articles about cognitive sciences. Some of the topics he goes over are 'Are dreams experiences?', 'Artificial intelligence as philosophy and as psychology-- part three', and 'Mechanism and responsibility'. The book goes over consciousness and free will. He wanted psychologists, linguists, and computer scientists to work together. -
Consciousness Explained
Dennett wrote this book in 1991. In the book he covers the physical and cognitive work on consciousness. He talks about the three stances of abstraction: physical, design, and intentional. He continued he work on free will and is direct relationship with the naturalistic perception on the world. -
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Some would say that this is Daniel's greatest work, 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea'. This book talks about Darwin's works with evolution, natural selection, and adaption and addresses the challengers of his, Darwin, ideas. Dennett did such a great job describing Darwin's work and expanding it that the work went on to win the 1995 National Book Award for non- fiction, and also the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for General non- fiction. -
Free Will
The book "Freedom Evolves" released in 2003 goes over free will. He discusses if we even really have free will and how materials may or may not motivate us. His book contains how free will effects our consciousness and person hood. -
Titles and Honors
Writing 53 books, countless papers, and doing an uncountable amount of hours doing research has earned Daniel a numerous amount of awards. He has earned Fellowships from Fulbright, Guggenheim and others. In 2004 he received the Humanist of the Year award. 2010 he was listed on the Honorary Board of distinguished achievers by the Freedom from Religion Foundation and awarded the Erasmus Prize for his non- stop effort in translation.
