Daniel C Dennett

Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University

Daniel C Dennett (1942-2024) was the Austin B Fletcher professor of philosophy and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University in Massachusetts. He wrote more than a dozen books, including From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (2017).

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essayPhilosophy of science

Cognition all the way down

Biology’s next great horizon is to understand cells, tissues and organisms as agents with agendas (even if unthinking ones)

Michael Levin & Daniel C Dennett

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essayVirtues and vices

Just deserts

Can we be held morally responsible for our actions? Yes, says Daniel Dennett. No, says Gregg Caruso. Reader, you decide

Daniel C Dennett & Gregg D Caruso