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Daniel Dennett

By RileyDavis

  • Born in March of 1942

    Daniel Dennett was born in March of 1942 in Boston Massachusetts.
    Dennett is an active philosopher which mostly focuses on:
    The Philosophy of Mind
    Cognitive Science
    Free Will
    Philosophy of Religion

  • Published "Content and Consciousness"

    Published "Content and Consciousness"
    In 1969 Daniel Dennett published his first book titled "Content and Consciousness". Dennett's creation was inspired by his doctoral thesis on the nature of consciousness. The use of cognitive science helped the creation of this piece that would assist in the development of the theory of the human mind and consciousness.

  • Dennett would assist in the development of a robot named "COG"

    Dennett would assist in the development of a robot named "COG"
    COG would be one of the first intelligent and conscious robots to be developed. The robot was created by a team of scientists and students, with the addition of Daniel Dennett, led by Rodney Brooks, head of MIT's Mobile Robot Laboratory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbZ9_rUZZMA

  • "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" is Published

    "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" is Published
    Another book, written by Dr. Dennett would be published in 1995. Titled "Darwin's Dangerous Idea", the writing explained how the process of natural selection related to the brain and human consciousness.

  • Published "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a natural phenomenon"

    Published "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a natural phenomenon"
    In Dennett's most recent published book, he delivers evolutionary explanations for development of religious thought titled "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a natural phenomenon"