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Daniel Dennett

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Also known as Daniel C Dennett, Daniel C. Dennett, Daniel Clement Dennett III, Daniel Clement Dennett

Amerikaans filosoof (1942–2024)

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Daniel Dennett was an American philosopher who studied how the mind works, particularly focusing on consciousness and whether machines could think like humans. His ideas have been influential in debates about what makes us human and how to understand intelligence in both biological and artificial systems.

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known for

  • Free Will — Self2022
  • Psi — Self2021
  • I, Pastafari: A Flying Spaghetti Monster Story — Self2019
  • Losing Our Religion — Self2017
  • A Better Life — Self2015
  • Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth2013
  • The Unbelievers — Self2013
  • Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007 — Self2008
  • Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen — Self2008
  • The Genius of Charles Darwin — Self2008

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
Portland
Educated at
Hertford College
Languages spoken
English language
Doctoral advisor
Gilbert Ryle
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Daniel Dennett 2.jpg
Work location
Harvard
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influenced by
Richard Dawkins
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date of birth
1942-03-28
birth name
Daniel Clement Dennett III
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name in native language
Daniel Clement Dennett
writing language
English language
affiliation
Tufts University
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date of death
2024-04-19
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Daniel Clement Dennett (Boston (Massachusetts), 28 maart 1942) is een Amerikaanse filosoof die gespecialiseerd is in vraagstukken betreffende het bewustzijn, de filosofie van de geest en kunstmatige intelligentie. Hij doceert aan de Tufts University nabij Boston en heeft sinds de uitzending van de VPRO-serie Een Schitterend Ongeluk ook in Nederland en Vlaanderen bekendheid gekregen. Als uitgesproken atheïst wordt Dennett vaak genoemd als een van the Four Horsemen (de vier ruiters) van het nieuwe atheïsme, samen met Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris en Christopher Hitchens.

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