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Daniel Dennett

American philosopher (1942-2024) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 82

Daniel Clement Dennett III was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist. His research centered on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.

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2024Died19 April 20242012Erasmus PrizeAward2009Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2008Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAward2007Richard Dawkins AwardAward2004Humanist of the YearAward2003Barwise PrizeAward2001Jean Nicod PrizeAward1994AAAI FellowAward1942Born28 March 1942

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Erasmus Prize2012
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2009
Emperor Has No Clothes Award2008
Richard Dawkins Award2007
Humanist of the Year2004
Barwise Prize2003
Jean Nicod Prize2001
AAAI Fellow1994
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fulbright Scholarship
Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society
Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2024 · aged 82

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