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Born
Daniel Clement Dennett III was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Ruth Marjorie and Daniel Clement Dennett Jr. -
Phillip Exeter Academy
Graduates from Phillip Exeter Academy, one of the oldest boarding school's in the country. -
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Wesleyan University
Spends one year at Wesleyan University before transferring to Harvard. -
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Harvard University
Spends the rest of his undergraduate education at Harvard where he graduates with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. -
Doctors of Philosophy
Graduates from the University of Oxford with his Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy. -
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University of California, Irvine
Was a professor at the University of California, Irvine. -
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Tufts University
He has been a professor at Tufts University since 1971 -
Consciousness Explained
His book, Consciousness Explained, was published. This book explains how consciousness comes to be from both physical and cognitive interactions in the brain. -
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
the book Darwin's Dangerous Idea is published. This book explains how the brain is influenced and ideas evolve due to natural selection. -
Jean Nicod Award
Dennett was awarded this for his lecture, Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness. This award is presented to leading philosophers of the mind or cognitive scientists -
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
The book is published. It dives into the idea that religion is not above scientific questioning, and how this questioning could further our knowledge into the future of religion. -
Erasmus Award
Awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for making exceptional contributions to culture, society, or social science in Europe or the entire world. -
"Dangerous Ideas"
https://youtu.be/v9dZeJ3owGg
Dennett explains how ideas such as religion and world views are all evolutionary traits of the brain. He also explains why Artificially Intelligent robots are not something we should be trying to create. -
Still Kickin'
As of the posting of this timeline, Daniel C. Dennett is still alive and employed by Tufts University.