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Biography
Daniel C. Dennett (1942- Present)
-Born in Boston, MA.
-He is credited for his contribution to philosophy of science, mind and biology. He is also involved in the fields of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology.
-He formed part of the atheist movement in the 21st century.
-In 1965 he became a professor at the University, Irvine, CA.
-In 1985 he became a Co-director of the Centre for Cognitive Studies.
-He is currently a director at Tufts University, since 1971. -
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Dennett’s Publications
Daniel C. Dennett (1942- Present) Dennett have written many books in the area of philosophy and science. Here are the names of a few of his most famous books.
-"Consciousness Explained" 1991
-"Darwin’s Dangerous Idea" 1995
-"Brainchildren: Essays on Designing Minds" 1998
-"Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon" 2006
-"Neuroscience and Philosophy” Brain, Mind, and Language" 2007
-"Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking" 2013 -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Daniel C. Dennett (1942- Present)
-In 1993 Dennet was part of a team in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an international institution for scientific and technical research in many fields.
-He tried to construct an intelligent robot called Cog.
-MIT became the nation’s leading center for radar research and development, that Continues strong ties with military and corporate patrons, in Social Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, Aerospace, and Engineering, and other fields. -
"Darwin's Dangerous Idea" video
Daniel C. Dennett (1942-Present) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuKa4RfFpQw -This video is a representation of Dennet's greatest book entitled “Darwin’s Dangerous Idea”. In his book he suggest natural selection as mechanical and algorithmic process using Darwinism theory.
-In 1996 his book was awarded as the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. -
"Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking"
Daniel C. Dennett (1942- Present)
-Dennett is known for the contribution he has had in the field of philosophy and science.
-In the book, "Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking", he approaches the empiricism and falsifiability method.
-Example, "You take the assertion or conjecture at issue and see if you can pry any contradictions (or just preposterous implications) out of it. If you can, that proposition has to be discarded or sent back to the shop for retooling." (Dennett 29)
