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Daniel Dennet born in 1942

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    Birth

    Born March 28 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Bachelor's degree

    Received his degree in Bachelors of Arts in philosophy Harvard University in 1963. upon getting this he was admitted to the University of Oxford.
  • Doctor of Philosophy

    Wrote his dissertation "The Mind and the Brain" receiving his PhD from University of Oxford.
  • Consciousness Explained

    Consciousness Explained
    Published "Consciousness Explained" explaining how people react to things from interactions and cognitive processes of the brain.
  • Darwin's Dangerous Idea

    Darwin's Dangerous Idea
    publishes "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" arguing Darwin's theory of Natural selection and how it is blind, instead of evolution.
  • Breaking the Spell

    Breaking the Spell
    In this Book Daniel Dennett Sates the need for religion and how we need to understand religion to truly understand Science. https://youtu.be/AB9DY-TR-a4
  • What is free will?

  • Authority and Skepticism

    An article, written by Dennett, Talks about skepticism and how we should look up information in a trusted source whenever there was an instance of factual disagreement.
  • Artificial Intelligence Consciousness

    Artificial Intelligence Consciousness
    "From Bacteria to Bach and Back" He argues in this book that AI's have no consciousness. That we should not try to give them one and just use AI's as tools for human endeavors.