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Daniel C. Dennett

Daniel Clement Dennett III is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. He is currently the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. Dennett is an atheist and secularist, a member of the Secular Coalition for America advisory board, as well as an outspoken supporter of the Brights movement. Dennett is referred to as one of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism", along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens. - Wikipedia

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I've Been Thinking

I've Been Thinking

2023
Just Deserts: Debating Free Will

Just Deserts: Debating Free Will

2020

with Gregg D. Caruso

The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution

The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution

2019

with Stephen Fry, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

2017
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

2013
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind

Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind

2011

with Matthew Hurley and Reginald B. Adams Jr.

What Are You Optimistic About?

What Are You Optimistic About?

2007

with John Brockman, Richard Dawkins, Martin Rees, Steven Pinker, Marcelo Gleiser and Michael Shermer

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

2006
Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness

Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness

2005
Freedom Evolves

Freedom Evolves

2002
Kinds of Minds: Towards an Understanding of Consciousness

Kinds of Minds: Towards an Understanding of Consciousness

1996
Consciousness Explained

Consciousness Explained

1991
The intentional stance

The intentional stance

1987
Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting

Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting

1984
Brainstorms

Brainstorms

1978
The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul

The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul

1962