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1. www.hertford.ox.ac.uk › news › daniel-dennett-obituaryDaniel Dennett, Hertford Alumnus and Philosopher (1942 – 2024)

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Daniel Dennett, Hertford alumnus and renowned philosopher, has died at the age of 82. Dennett came up to Oxford in 1963 to start a DPhil under Gilbert Ryle, having previously finished an undergraduate degree in philosophy at Harvard.

2. extendedplay.thecivilians.org › remembering-danielRemembering Daniel Dennett, a True (Un)Believer

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   Jun 3, 2024 · To denizens of philosophical and scientific realms of study, the name Daniel Clement Dennett III is synonymous with free thought, boundless curiosity and the Four Horsemen of New Atheism.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/04/19 › booksDaniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers, whose prolific works explored consciousness, free will, religion and evolutionary biology, died on Friday...

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4. philosophynow.org › issues › 162Daniel C. Dennett (1942-2024) | Issue 162 | Philosophy Now

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   “The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.” – Daniel C. Dennett. With tremendous sadness, the world of philosophy received and was rocked by the news that Daniel C. Dennett (1942-2024) passed away at the age of 82 on the 19th of April 2024.

5. www.pressreader.com › usa › the-boston-globeDaniel C. Dennett, fiercely debated philosophe­r, Tufts ...

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   Apr 20, 2024 · Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most widely read and debated American philosophe­rs, whose prolific works explored consciousn­ess, free will, religion, and evolutiona­ry biology, died Friday in Portland, Maine. He was 82.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2007/10/23 › nyregionA Dead Spy, a Daughter’s Questions and the C.I.A.

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   Oct 23, 2007 · Now that daughter, Charlotte Dennett, is a 60-year-old woman, a journalist and self-taught lawyer living in Vermont. After a lifetime of mystery and wondering, she began, some 20 years ago, to...

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   Who is Daniel Dennett?

   • Daniel Dennett tackled some of the most vexing questions about the experience of being human (Credit: Getty Images) Before his recent death, the influential philosopher Daniel Dennett spoke to the BBC about his lifelong quest to understand human experience – and why he saw new dangers from AI.

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   Who is Daniel Clement Dennett III?

   • Daniel Clement Dennett III was born on March 28, 1942, in Boston, the son of Daniel Clement Dennett Jr. and Ruth Marjorie (Leck) Dennett. His sister, Charlotte Dennett, is a lawyer and journalist.

   Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, 82

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   What did Dennett say about free will?

   • Mr. Dennett responded that free will — like consciousness — was based on the outdated notion that the mind should be considered separate from the physical brain. Still, he asserted, free will was a necessary illusion to maintain a stable, functioning society.

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   Was Dennett a tough guy?

   • Dennett was a truly towering figure – gargantuan in more than one sense. He sports a reputation for being tough on some of his peers. This is, notoriously, evidenced in his exchanges with and treatment of figures such as Gould, Nagel, and Searle.

   Daniel C. Dennett (1942-2024) | Issue 162 | Philosophy Now

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   Was Dennett's father an oil trade expert?

   • Ms. Dennett had long heard rumors, picked up from retired spies and family friends, that her father was an expert in the oil trade, which, in the postwar years, was just beginning to become a power center in the Middle East.

   A Dead Spy, a Daughter’s Questions and the C.I.A

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   What was Dennett's primary job as a philosopher?

   • Dennett saw his primary job as a philosopher as that of exposing the traps which so easily befuddle our intelligence, while also finding inventive ways to get beyond those traps. Dennett makes no bones about the fact that both Ryle and Wittgenstein were major inspirations for this philosophical mission.

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8. www.bbc.com › future › articleDaniel Dennett: 'Why civilisation is more fragile than we ...

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Before his recent death, the influential philosopher Daniel Dennett spoke to the BBC about his lifelong quest to understand human experience – and why he saw new dangers from AI.