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Daniel C. Dennett

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  • Birth

    Daniel C. Dennett was born on March 28, 1942 in Boston Massachusetts. Son of a diplomat father and mother who was an educator, he is a naturalist philosopher and specializes in the philosophy of the mind and prominent figure in the atheist movement. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Daniel C. Dennett.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 21 Mar. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-C-Dennett.

  • Education

    Education
    Dennett began his journey by earning a B.A. in Philosophy from Harvard in 1963. He followed that up with graduate study at Oxford which led him to have interest in the nature of consciousness which he ultimately wrote his doctoral thesis. He earned his doctorate in 1965 and published his first book in 1969.
    Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Daniel C. Dennett.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 21 Mar. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-C-Dennett.

  • Contributions

    Dennett is lauded for writing numerous books concerned with the nature of consciousness and personhood. The 2006 Volume titled "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomena" provided evolutionary explanations for the development of religious though.
    Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Daniel C. Dennett.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 21 Mar. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-C-Dennett.

  • Legacy

    To compliment the myriad of books that he has written, Daniel C. Dennett has also been offered (and declined) numerous awards for his work including a Pulitzer Prize nomination and National Book Award finalist for his book titled "Darwin's Dangerous Idea".
    "Dennett, Daniel C. 1942- (Daniel Clement Dennett)." Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. . Encyclopedia.com. 21 Jul. 2018 http://www.encyclopedia.com.