Daniel Dennett
@danieldennett
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I'm an author and philosopher of mind and cognitive scientist @philosophytufts.
Tufts University
Joined December 2012
This is my last tweet. The more I learn about Musk’s projects the less I want to associate with any of them. DCD
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https://t.co/We3BW2QEGe Nick's best version by far of his theory of consciousness: the positive side of illusionism, with new lines of evidential support.
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I’m excited to announce that I’ll be at this year’s @NewYorkerFest! Public tickets will be on sale tomorrow at 10am EThttps://festival.newyorker.com/#line-up
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Fox could do the nation a great service by asking for a show of hands of the candidates : raise your hand if you believe Biden was legally elected president in 2020. Any who didn’t raise their hands would then be asked what evidence they were relying on
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@alanalda @danieldennett @AldaCenter Listen and subscribe to #ClearAndVivid with @AlanAlda. 🗣️💙 Dan Dennett: Fake People Aren’t Funny (@danieldennett) https://t.co/mKfG9NVV1K
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Thanks, Lisa Bortolotti, for seeing the point of our paper! May it get many more readers and reactions! https://t.co/j49NtGyPFp
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You may be interested in this @qeios Review of: "Femmes finales: natural selection, physiology, and the return of the repressed"
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A wonderfully detailed examination of the sources of distrust and confusion about teleological reasoning over the centuries. Francis Bacon’s actual words, and Whewell’s emphatic (but barren) dismis...
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https://t.co/RAAtK32N0F Counterfeit people. This should be much more worrying than Chris Anderson acknowledges.
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The line up for this online benefit conference for Ukraine is outstanding! I encourage everyone to tune into the broadcast and to give generously!
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'What Good Is Philosophy? – A Benefit Conference for Ukraine' This benefit event aims to raise funds for academic and civic institutions in Ukraine, to counteract the destabilizing impact Russia's invasion has had on Ukrainian higher ed & civilian life. https://t.co/IiU02zQcBw
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How might telepathy actually work outside the realm of sci-fi? – https://t.co/YBT3ShF1t5 via @aeonmag An imaginative and sober look at techno-telepathy
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Clear and direct telepathic communication is unlikely to be developed. But brain-to-brain links still hold great promise
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Kinds of Minds: Toward an Understanding of Consciousness https://t.co/WufJJJ4FbV Something to listen to while driving on freeways? DCD
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Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of...
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I just wrote my member in a campaign for Freedom From Religion Foundation! https://t.co/LkRurR5NtT Skip the "National Prayer Breakfast," which is not at all ecumenical! Join me, please!
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Do you have an opinion? Check out these. https://t.co/lGfQR4399I
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Discover why Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel Dennett is such a great book to read.
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Kuhn is a good interviewer, who does his homework and asks excellent questions. https://t.co/MGqFrpkVFh
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Daniel Clement Dennett III was an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist. He was most recently Professor Emeritus at Tufts University. Dennett was a firm atheist and secularist, a...
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