PHIL202 Timeline 2

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  • Daniel C. Dennett (1942) - Birth

    1942 – Daniel C. Dennett born in Boston, Massachusetts. Dennett's father, also Daniel Dennett, was a historian. “Daniel C. Dennett : Home.” Tufts University, 2020, ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/index.html.

  • Daniel C. Dennett (1942) - Doctor of Philosophy

    1965 – Dennett completes D.Phil in philosophy at Oxford while studying under Gilbert Ryle. Dennett previously completed his BA in philosophy at Harvard. “Daniel C. Dennett : Home.” Tufts University, 2020, ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/index.html.

  • Daniel C. Dennett (1942) - Content and Consciousness

    Daniel C. Dennett (1942) - Content and Consciousness
    1969 – Dennett’s first major work, Content and Consciousness is published. Content and Consciousness introduces Dennett’s two-part theory of the mind, separating logical, “mechanistic” functions from consciousness, and exploring the relation between the two. Dennett on free will. Dennett, Daniel C.. Content and Consciousness, Taylor & Francis Group, 1986. ProQuest Ebook, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=179768.

  • Daniel C. Dennett (1942) - Brainstorms

    1981 - Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology published. Dennett publishes a collection of essays expanding on his earlier theories in Content and Consciousness. Dennett, Daniel Clement. Brainstorms. United Kingdom, Harvester Press, 1981. Google Books. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Brainstorms/_xwObaAZEwoC?hl=en&gbpv=0

  • Daniel C. Dennett (1942) - Dangerous Ideas

    1995 - Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life is published. Dennett, Daniel C.. Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, Simon & Schuster, 1995. Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=FvRqtnpVotwC&lpg=PA11&ots=ccgrlVoW99&dq=darwin's%20dangerous%20idea&lr&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=darwin's%20dangerous%20idea&f=false

  • Daniel C. Dennett (1942) - Bacteria to Bach and Back

    2017 – From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds, Dennett’s most recent major publication released. “Daniel C. Dennett : Bibliography.” Tufts University, 19 Nov. 2020, ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/bibliography.html.