Daniel Dennett, philosophical giant who championed “naturalism,” dead at 82 Part of the "New Atheist" movement, best known for work on consciousness, free will.

Daniel Dennett, atheist philosopher guided by science, dies at 82 For decades, Dr. Dennett challenged religion and the meaning of consciousness as one of the most debated American philosophers ...

Before his recent death, the influential philosopher Daniel Dennett spoke to the BBC about why he saw new dangers from AI.

Daniel Dennett, Tufts professor emeritus and renowned philosopher, passes away at 82 The illustrious scholar, who died of interstitial lung disease on April 19, taught at Tufts from 1971 until his ...

Philosopher Daniel Dennett died a few days ago, on April 19. When he argued that we overrate consciousness, he demonstrated, paradoxically, how conscious he was, and he made his audience more ...

How likely is it that we’re not alone in the universe? The idea goes in and out of fashion. In 1600, the philosopher Giordano ...

Dennett, by contrast, argues that despite living in a deterministic world, humans enjoy cerebral freedom, an "evolved creation of human activity and beliefs," that amounts to a back-formation from ...

The brain isn't a computer—it's a dynamic, adaptable system shaped by evolution. It's emotional, contextual, and designed for ...

Philosopher Daniel Dennett On the Illusion of Consciousness The cognitive scientist has written stacks of influential books, but his new one is in an unfamiliar genre: memoir. We visited him on ...

Before his recent death, the influential philosopher Daniel Dennett spoke to the BBC about why he saw new dangers from AI.