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Daniel Dennet Birth-Death
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graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy
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BA degree in philosophy at Harvard University
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started teaching at the University of California, Irvine
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DPhil in philosophy at the University of Oxford
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1969: Published Content and Consciousness
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Ended teaching career at the University of California, Irvine
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1984: Published Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting
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1991: Published Consciousness Explained
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Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association
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2006: Published Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
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received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
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named to the Freedom From Religion Foundation's Honorary Board of distinguished achievers
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awarded the Erasmus Prize, an annual award for a person who has made an exceptional contribution to European culture, society or social science
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awarded an honorary doctorate (Dr.h.c.) by the Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, for his contributions to and influence on cross-disciplinary science
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