Daniel Clement Dennett III, born 28 March 1942 and died 19 April 2024, was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist whose research centered on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology as they relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Dennett defends a contemporary reasons-responsive compatibilism, notably in Elbow Room (1984) and Freedom Evolves (2003).
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Daniel Clement Dennett III (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist.
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Daniel Clement Dennett III (March 28, 1942 - April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist. His research centered on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.
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Philosophy of mind, cognitive science, free will, philosophy of religion
In Branch: Philosophy of Religion, Infobox: main_interests
Philosophy of mind, cognitive science, free will, philosophy of religion
In Group: Analytic Philosophy Of Mind, Infobox: school_tradition
Analytic philosophy, New Atheism, Materialism
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