Daniel Dennett

Philosopher

Daniel Dennett is a prominent American philosopher whose research centers on 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 also a noted atheist and advocate of the Brights movement.

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Science Festival Foundation World Science Festival, annual science festival held in New York

• Advisor

TED Owned by the Sapling Foundation since 2001; started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged

• Brain Trust member

Tufts University Massachusetts university founded in 1852 by Christian Universalists

• Co-Director of Center for Cognitive Studies & Professor of Philosophy ('75→?)

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Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 1 contribution · 200 USD ('06)

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Edge Foundation Science and technology think tank

• Member

Types	Person, Academic, Public Intellectual
Gender	Male
Birthday	Mar 28 '42
Website	http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incbios/dennettd/dennettd.htm
Aliases	Dan Dennett

Daniel Dennett

Philosopher

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Daniel Dennett

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