Daniel Dennett
Philosopher, Author
1942 –
Who is Daniel Dennett?
Daniel Clement "Dan" Dennett III is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.
He is currently the Co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and a University Professor at Tufts University. Dennett is an atheist and secularist, a member of the Secular Coalition for America advisory board, as well as an outspoken supporter of the Brights movement. Dennett is referred to as one of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism", along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1942
Boston - Also known as
- Daniel Clement Dennett
- Dan Dennett
- Daniel C. Dennett
- Daniel Clement Dennett III
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Susan Bell
(1962 - )
- Susan Bell
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, University of Oxford
Philosophy
( - 1965) - Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University
Philosophy
( - 1963) - Phillips Exeter Academy
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Wesleyan University
- Doctorate, University of Oxford
- Employment
- Tufts University
- Lived in
- Boston
(1942 - ) - North Andover
- Lebanon
( - 1947)
- Boston
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on July 23, 2013
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