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Who is Daniel Dennett?
Daniel Dennett is an American naturalist philosopher who specializes in the philosophy of mind, writer, and cognitive scientist who focuses more on evolutionary science and cognitive science. Dennett was born on March 28, 1942 in Boston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbWr3ODbAo&t=96s -
The concept of intentional systems
Daniel Dennett came up with the intentional systems theory. The Intentional systems theory is in the first place an analysis of the meanings of such everyday mentalistic terms as believe, desire, expect, decide, and intend, the terms of folk psychology. This is what we use to interpret, explain, and predict the behavior of
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"Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology”
In 1978 Dennett published his first book entitled "Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology." This book gives you insight on his theories of artificial intelligence and consciousness. -
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
In 1995 Dennett showed the world his most famous work. "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," this proposes natural selection as a mechanical and algorithmic process based on the Darwinism theory of evolution. This book was worldwide applauded and was nominated for the National Book Award and became a finalist in 1995. Dennett's book was also awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize.
