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Daniel Dennett (Born 28 March 1942)

By AnthonyRodg
  • The Birth of Daniel C. Dennett

    The Birth of Daniel C. Dennett

    Daniel Dennett was born 28 March 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Marriage

    Daniel Dennett married his wife Susan Bell.
  • Graduate of Harvard University

    Graduate of Harvard University

    Dennett graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Philosophy and went on to study further at the University of Oxford.
  • Dr. Dennett

    Dr. Dennett

    Dennett graduated from Oxford with his D.Phil in Philosophy.
  • Daniel Dennett First Book "Content and Consciousness"

    Daniel Dennett First Book "Content and Consciousness"

    Daniel Dennett, after discovering his interest in the nature of consciousness, published his first books which was an expansion of his doctoral thesis called "Content and Consciousness. Dennett, Daniel C. Content and Consciousness. Taylor & Francis, 1969.
  • Tufts University Professor

    Tufts University Professor

    Daniel Dennett moved to Medford, Massachusetts to hold the position of university professor at Tufts University.

  • A Promotion at Tufts

    Dennett was appointed director of the university's Center for Cognitive Studies.
  • Consciousness Explained

    Consciousness Explained

    Daniel Dennett published one of his more popular books "Consciousness Explained" in 1991. Dennett, Daniel C. Consciousness Explained. Penguin Books Limited, 1991.
  • Professor of Philosophy

    Professor of Philosophy

    Dennett was appointed Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts. A prestigious position earning its name from Austin Barclay Fletcher, a president of the Tufts board of trustees from 1913 to 1923.