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American philosopher (1942–2024)
Daniel Clement Dennett III (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist. His research centered on philosophy
Daniel_Dennett
Surname list
Dennett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Daniel Dennett (1942–2024), American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist Fred
Dennett
British politician
Paul Dennett is a British politician serving as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2021 and as the interim Mayor of Greater Manchester since Andy
Paul_Dennett
21st-century antitheist movement
politics. Major figures of New Atheism include Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris, sometimes collectively referred
New_Atheism
American pacifist and women's rights advocate (1872–1947)
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett (April 4, 1872 – July 25, 1947) was an American women's rights activist, pacifist, homeopathic advocate, and pioneer in the areas
Mary_Dennett
Philosophical concept
The intentional stance is a term coined by philosopher Daniel Dennett for the level of abstraction in which we view the behavior of an entity in terms
Intentional_stance
Instances of subjective experience
physical information includes". Philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett suggested that qualia was "an unfamiliar term for something that could
Qualia
American neuroscientist and philosopher (born 1967)
Atheism, along with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett. Harris's first book, The End of Faith (2004), won the PEN/Martha Albrand
Sam_Harris
Type of thought experiment
through intuition. Daniel Dennett, who coined the term, also called them "persuasion machines." The term was coined by Daniel Dennett. In Consciousness Explained
Intuition_pump
Prescott Freese Dennett (October 12, 1907 – October 7, 1992) was one of 30 people indicted for sedition for sympathizing with the Axis powers, in his
Prescott_Freese_Dennett
1974 philosophy paper by Thomas Nagel
consciousness studies as "the standard 'what it's like' locution". Daniel Dennett, while sharply disagreeing on some points, acknowledged Nagel's paper as
What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat?
English inventor of a life-saving rocket, and antiquarian (1790–1852)
John Dennett (1790–1852) was an English inventor and antiquary. He invented Dennett's Life-Saving Rocket Apparatus for saving shipwrecked crewmen in 1832
John_Dennett
Philosophical concept
its existence is rejected by other philosophers of mind, such as Daniel Dennett, Massimo Pigliucci, Thomas Metzinger, Patricia Churchland, and Keith Frankish
Hard_problem_of_consciousness
Historic house in Maine, United States
The Dennett Garrison is a historic First Period house at 100 Dennett Road in Kittery, Maine. With an estimated construction date of 1710, it is one of
Dennett_Garrison
Concept in philosophy of mind
In philosophy of mind, cartesian materialism, a term coined by Daniel Dennett, views consciousness as tied to one or more specific brain areas that capture
Cartesian_materialism
Thought experiment on artificial intelligence
Daniel Dennett does not agree that there is a distinction. David Cole writes "derived intentionality is all there is, according to Dennett." David Cole
Chinese_room
Film by José Padilha
oppose military systems in communities, Sellars consults roboticist Dr. Dennett Norton on the viability of developing cyborgs with OmniCorp technology
RoboCop_(2014_film)
Thought experiment in philosophy
been criticized by many philosophers. Some physicalists, such as Daniel Dennett, argue that philosophical zombies are logically incoherent and thus impossible
Philosophical_zombie
English cricketer
Edward George Dennett (27 April 1879 – 15 September 1937) was a left arm spinner for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club between 1903 and 1926, and from
George_Dennett
Physicalist theory of consciousness based upon cognitivism
Daniel Dennett's multiple drafts model (MDM) of consciousness is a physicalist theory of consciousness based upon cognitivism, which views the mind in
Multiple_drafts_model
American historian
Tyler Dennett (June 13, 1883 Spencer, Wisconsin – December 29, 1949 in Geneva, New York) was an American historian and educator. He received the 1934
Tyler_Dennett
1984 book by Daniel Dennett
philosopher Daniel Dennett in which the author argues for a compatibilist conception of free will. Based on the John Locke Lectures that Dennett presented in
Elbow_Room_(Dennett_book)
Australian politician
Alexander Henry Dennett (6 January 1903 – 4 December 1956) was an Australian politician. Dennett was born in Melbourne to John Dennett and Dorothy Neale
Alexander_Dennett
American actress
Jill Dennett (May 26, 1913 – March 14, 1969)[citation needed] was a motion picture actress in Hollywood movies for a decade, beginning in 1932. She appeared
Jill_Dennett
Philosophical term
theater" is a term coined by philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett to critique a persistent flaw in theories of mind, introduced in his 1991
Cartesian_theater
1991 book by Daniel Dennett
Dennett, in which the author offers an account of how consciousness arises from interaction of physical and cognitive processes in the brain. Dennett
Consciousness_Explained
Cultural idea that spreads through imitation
Alternatively, Daniel Dennett suggests that the medium and the idea are not distinct in that memes only exist because of their medium. Dennett argued this in
Meme
Adage stating that "ninety percent of everything is crap"
Daniel Dennett has repeatedly cited Sturgeon's law. In a 2004 review of a John Dupré book, Dennett invoked James Gunn's formulation of the law. Dennett expounded
Sturgeon's_law
Political official in Greater Manchester
re-elected for a second term in May 2021 and for a third in May 2024. Paul Dennett is currently acting in the absence of a mayor, as he is legally required
Mayor_of_Greater_Manchester
British politician
winner due to serve until the next scheduled election in May 2028. Paul Dennett, the mayor of Salford and Burnham's deputy mayor, is expected to serve
Andy_Burnham
Hypothesis in psychology
Methuen. Dennett, Daniel (1986). "Julian Jaynes's software archeology". Canadian Psychology. 27 (2): 149–154. doi:10.1037/h0080051. Dennett, Daniel (1998)
Bicameral_mentality
Group of memes often found in the same individual
Meme Machine Darwin's Dangerous Idea The Beginning of Infinity Dan Dennett. "Dan Dennett: Dangerous memes - TED Talk - TED.com". ted.com. "'Q&A with Richard
Memeplex
American politician (1863–1928)
Fred Dennett (June 27, 1863 – September 28, 1928) was the 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1908 to 1913. Dennett was the son of Rev. D
Fred_Dennett
American politician and businessman (1849–1920)
Fred A. Dennett (May 19, 1849 – May 11, 1920) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was the 30th mayor of
Fred_A._Dennett
Third-person approach to studying consciousness
In the thought of the philosopher Daniel Dennett, heterophenomenology ("phenomenology of another, not oneself") is an explicitly third-person, scientific
Heterophenomenology
Philosophical view that some states of mind, as commonly understood, do not exist
particular instances of subjective experience), as expressed by Daniel Dennett, Georges Rey, and Jacy Reese Anthis. In the context of materialist understandings
Eliminative_materialism
1995 book by Daniel Dennett
Evolution and the Meanings of Life is a 1995 book by the philosopher Daniel Dennett, in which the author looks at some of the repercussions of Darwinian theory
Darwin's_Dangerous_Idea
2006 book by Daniel C. Dennett
is a 2006 book by American philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett, in which the author argues that religion is in need of scientific analysis
Breaking the Spell (Dennett book)
Breaking_the_Spell_(Dennett_book)
Richard Edward Dennett was an English trader operating out of the Kongo (present day Republic of Congo) in the early 20th century who wrote a number of
R._E._Dennett
American philosopher (1935–2017)
second. In particular, Fodor criticizes the instrumentalism of Daniel Dennett. Dennett maintains that it is possible to be realist with regard to intentional
Jerry_Fodor
could only arise as a product of public linguistic interaction. Daniel Dennett holds a similar interpretationist view of propositional attitudes. To an
Philosophy_of_language
British Army officer
George Brydges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney (28 February 1857 – 29 December 1909) was a British Army officer notable for his service in the
George Brydges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney
George_Brydges_Harley_Dennett_Rodney,_7th_Baron_Rodney
International intellectual movement
through articles by Richard Dawkins in The Guardian and Wired; and by Daniel Dennett in The New York Times. The movement continued to grow and experienced accelerated
Brights_movement
Mary "Christina" Dennett (1730 – 12 July 1781) was a British prioress of the Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre in Liège from 1770 to 1781. New
Mary_Dennett_(prior)
Thought experiment in the philosophy of mind
mind, the Brainstorm machine is a thought experiment described by Daniel Dennett, to show that it is not possible to intersubjectively compare any two individuals'
Brainstorm_machine
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
Swinburne Robert Merrihew Adams Ravi Zacharias Peter van Inwagen Daniel Dennett Loyal Rue Jean-Luc Marion William Lane Craig Ali Akbar Rashad Alexander
Gnosticism
Ability of the mind to form representations
concepts such as agency or desire, i.e. whether it involves teleology. Dennett (see below) explicitly invokes teleological concepts in the "intentional
Intentionality
Intelligence of machines
assuming we are right in thinking that it truly does feel like something (Dennett's consciousness illusionism says this is an illusion). While human information
Artificial_intelligence
Neurophilosophical study of topics related to free will
Alfred Mele and Daniel Dennett, have questioned the definition of free will used by these researchers. Compatibilists, such as Dennett, argued that free will
Neuroscience_of_free_will
2017 book by Daniel Dennett
book about the origin of human consciousness by the philosopher Daniel Dennett, in which the author makes a case for a materialist theory of mind, arguing
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
From_Bacteria_to_Bach_and_Back
Concept in philosophy of mind
Consciousness Down to Size, and the concept has been developed further by Daniel Dennett, who has also embraced the view that human consciousness is a "user-illusion"
User_illusion
Subjective attitude that something is true
as interpretive schemes for making sense of someone's actions (Daniel Dennett and Donald Davidson), or as mental states that fill a particular function
Belief
German philosopher (1844–1900)
Swinburne Robert Merrihew Adams Ravi Zacharias Peter van Inwagen Daniel Dennett Loyal Rue Jean-Luc Marion William Lane Craig Ali Akbar Rashad Alexander
Friedrich_Nietzsche
Thought experiment in the philosophy of mind
About Mary (2004), which includes replies from such philosophers as Daniel Dennett, David Lewis, and Paul Churchland. Mary is the second character put forward
Knowledge_argument
American abolitionist and suffragist (1798–1881)
Lydia Louisa Neal Dennett (August 17, 1798 – June 4, 1881) was an abolitionist and suffragist from Portland, Maine. Her home was a station on the Underground
Lydia_Neal_Dennett
Kind of erroneous reductionism
Greedy reductionism, identified by Daniel Dennett, in his 1995 book Darwin's Dangerous Idea, is a kind of erroneous reductionism. Whereas "good" reductionism
Greedy_reductionism
British neuropsychologist (born 1943)
hypothesis. His more recent research, in collaboration especially with Daniel Dennett, has concentrated on the science and philosophy of phenomenal consciousness
Nicholas_Humphrey
Businessman, investor, philosophist, contemporary art actor and philanthropist
In his book Boston Zombie: D. Dennett and his Theory of Consciousness, Dmitriy Volkov criticized the arguments of Dennett, Searle and Vasiliev on intentionality
Dmitry_Volkov_(entrepreneur)
1976 book by Julian Jaynes
Lehmann-Haupt. The theory proposed by Jaynes influenced philosophers like Daniel Dennett and Susan Blackmore, as well as researchers studying schizophrenia. Jaynes's
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
The_Origin_of_Consciousness_in_the_Breakdown_of_the_Bicameral_Mind
Psychological test
Sally–Anne test is a psychological test originally conceived by Daniel Dennett, used in developmental psychology to measure a person's social cognitive
Sally–Anne_test
British Labour politician, Leader of Manchester City Council
2021 Mayor Andy Burnham Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Paul Dennett Leader of Manchester City Council In office 20 May 1996 – 1 December 2021
Richard_Leese
Philosophical concept about free will
action that has a chance of fulfilling our desires. — Daniel Dennett, Elbow Room, p. 184 Dennett argues that determinism itself does not restrict us from
Compatibilism
Medical controversy
hydrogenated vegetable oil) to home cooks as a replacement for animal fats." Dennett (2023), p. 18: "Another criticism is that seed oil manufacturers use heat
Seed_oil_misinformation
British World War I flying ace
he was killed in combat. Pruett Mullens Dennett, son of Ralph Mullens Dennett and Ethel Lavinia Gilburd Dennett, was born on 21 January 1899 in New Southgate
Pruett_Mullens_Dennett
1981 book edited by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett
Nagel (as well as Hofstadter and Dennett themselves), each followed up by a commentary by Hofstadter and/or Dennett. Dennett and Hofstadter both support the
The_Mind's_I
2008–2009 Keith Dancy: 1952–1966 John Davidson: 1983–1986, 1995–2004 Jack Dennett: 1970–1971 (Vancouver home games) Gary Dornhoefer: 1978–1987 Elmer Ferguson
List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators
List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators
British and American author and journalist (1949–2011)
Horsemen" of New Atheism (along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett), he gained prominence as a columnist and speaker. His epistemological
Christopher_Hitchens
Evolutionary byproduct of some other characteristic
properly includes the San Marco pendentives." Other critics, such as Daniel Dennett, further claimed (in Darwin's Dangerous Idea and elsewhere) that these
Spandrel_(biology)
American physician and health influencer
CBS News. Retrieved June 1, 2025. Dennett, Carrie (May 2019). "Popular Diet Trends: Today's Fad Diets By Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN, CD". Today's Dietitian
Paul_Saladino
1978 book by American philosopher Daniel Dennett
1978 book by American philosopher Daniel Dennett. The book is a collection of seventeen essays in which Dennett reflects on the early achievements of artificial
Brainstorms
2026 English local government election
needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Paul Dennett Bob Clarke Party Labour Reform Conservative Last election 50 seats, 58
2026 Salford City Council election
2026_Salford_City_Council_election
Two-dimensional cellular automaton
49.R2507. PMID 9961636. Dennett, D. C. (1991). Consciousness Explained. Boston: Back Bay Books. ISBN 978-0-316-18066-5. Dennett, D.C. (1995). Darwin's
Conway's_Game_of_Life
British philosopher (1900–1976)
internal cognitive states that Ryle had argued against. Philosopher Daniel Dennett, a student of Ryle's, has said that recent trends in psychology such as
Gilbert_Ryle
Position combining atheism and agnosticism
Bakunin Simone de Beauvoir Mario Bunge Albert Camus Richard Dawkins Daniel Dennett Denis Diderot Nawal El Saadawi Ludwig Feuerbach Emma Goldman A. C. Grayling
Agnostic_atheism
20th-century tradition of Western philosophy
2020. Dennett 1989, p. 341. Fodor 1983. Fodor 1975. Searle 1980. Block 1978. Churchland 1981. Dennett 1989. Dennett 1988. Dennett 1991. Dennett 1984,
Analytic_philosophy
Social reform campaign beginning in the Progressive Era
group of political radicals in New York City, led by Emma Goldman, Mary Dennett, and Margaret Sanger, became concerned about the hardships that childbirth
Birth control movement in the United States
Birth_control_movement_in_the_United_States
Study of self-replicating units of culture
machines" that copy, vary, and select memes in culture. Philosopher Daniel Dennett develops memetics extensively, notably in his books Darwin's Dangerous
Memetics
Strategic authority and combined authority in England
Caroline Simpson since June 2024 Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester Paul Dennett, Labour since 8 December 2021 Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater_Manchester_Combined_Authority
2020 book by Joseph Henrich
played as competitors and regulators of the Church". Philosopher Daniel Dennett praised The WEIRDest People in the World as an "engagingly written, excellently
The WEIRDest People in the World
The_WEIRDest_People_in_the_World
Awareness of internal and external existence
any remotely noncircular way. Although some philosophers, such as Daniel Dennett, have disputed the validity of this distinction, others have broadly accepted
Consciousness
Canadian sports announcer (1916–1975)
Jack Dennett (May 30, 1916 – August 27, 1975) was a Canadian radio and television announcer. He began his career in radio at the age of sixteen at CFAC
Jack_Dennett
English county cricket club
sticky wickets in late 1895 and late 1898, was very weak until George Dennett emerged – then it had the fault of depending far too much on him. Wally
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club
Directly elected politician
Salford City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2016. "Salford mayor named as Paul Dennett". BBC. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016. "Mayor of Salford - Mayoral results
Mayor_of_Salford
American legislative district
Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus, Tuolume Lewis Lincoln Dennett Republican January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927 James Charles Garrison January
California's 12th senatorial district
California's_12th_senatorial_district
Open letter about extinction risk from AI
statement are: Sam Altman, Bill Gates, Dario Amodei, Peter Singer, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Grimes, Stuart J. Russell, Jaan Tallinn, Vitalik Buterin,
Statement_on_AI_Risk
Election in New Zealand
initially scheduled date and the mayoral election was held on 15 May. Dennett was re-elected to the mayoralty, defeating former mayor Cecil Fitzroy 58-to-41
1901 Hastings Borough Council election
1901_Hastings_Borough_Council_election
WI. A fire destroyed the factory in 1887, which ended Dennett's partnership with Mattoon. Dennett reorganized the company and moved it to Port Washington
Wisconsin_Chair_Company
British evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
Dawkins is a prominent atheist. Along with Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris, he is known as one of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism"
Richard_Dawkins
Philosophical worldview rejecting anything supernatural
" Plantinga's argument has also been criticized by philosopher Daniel Dennett and independent scholar Richard Carrier who argue that a cognitive apparatus
Metaphysical_naturalism
1988 film
Hofstadter and Daniel C. Dennett. The film weaves interviews with Hofstadter with adaptations of several works in the book: Dennett's Where am I?, The Soul
Victim_of_the_Brain
Philosophical experiment
Block argues that the China brain would not have a mind, whereas Daniel Dennett argues that it would. The China brain problem is a special case of the
China_brain
Subdiscipline of biology regarding social behavior
were less successful in reproducing. The philosopher of biology Daniel Dennett suggested that the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes was the first proto-sociobiologist
Sociobiology
Central religious corpus of Yoruba religion
Knowledge" (PDF). "Ifa divination system-UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage". Dennett, Richard (1906). At the Back of the Black Man's Mind: Notes on the Kingly
Odu_Ifa
Thought experiment on the philosophy of identity
to Mars and its effect on the person's consciousness appears in Daniel Dennett's introduction to the book The Mind's I. Elsewhere, that book's co-author
Teletransportation_paradox
Metaphysical thesis
Consciousness III. Dennett, Daniel C. (1991). Consciousness Explained. Boston, Toronto, London: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 0-316-18065-3. Dennett, Daniel C. (1995)
Physicalism
American neuroscientist (1916–2007)
623. ISSN 0006-8950. PMID 6640273. "Freedom Evolves" by Daniel Dennett, p. 231 Dennett, D. The Self as Responding and Responsible Artefact Archived July
Benjamin_Libet
UK parliamentary by-election
winner due to serve until the next scheduled election in May 2028. Paul Dennett, the mayor of Salford and Burnham's deputy mayor, is expected to serve
2026_Makerfield_by-election
2003 book by Daniel C. Dennett
Evolves is a 2003 popular science and philosophy book by Daniel C. Dennett. Dennett describes the book as an installment of a lifelong philosophical project
Freedom_Evolves
Types of atheism
for the metaphysics of divine simplicity and its logical difficulties. Dennett, D. C. (1991). *Consciousness Explained*. Little, Brown and Company. Argues
Negative_and_positive_atheism
2024 local election in Salford
Party retained control of the council. The incumbent Labour mayor, Paul Dennett, was also re-elected to the post of Mayor of Salford at the mayoral election
2024 Salford City Council election
2024_Salford_City_Council_election
DENNETT
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Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from any of various places called Copley, for example in County Durham, Staffordshire, and Yorkshire, from the Old English personal name Coppa (apparently a byname for a tall man) or from copp ‘hilltop’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
Arthur's burial place.
Boy/Male
English French
From the villa by the march.
Girl/Female
English
meaning "From St. Denis.".
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English pope (derived via Old English from Late Latin papa ‘bishop’, ‘pope’, from Greek pappas ‘father’, in origin a nursery word.) In the early Christian Church, the Latin term was at first used as a title of respect for male clergy of every rank, but in the Western Church it gradually came to be restricted to bishops, and then only to the bishop of Rome; in the Eastern Church it continued to be used of all priests (see Popov, Papas). The nickname would have been used for a vain or pompous man, or for someone who had played the part of the pope in a pageant or play. The surname is also present in Ireland and Scotland.North German : variant of Poppe.Nathaniel Pope, a “marriner†from London and Bristol, England, patented a property on Northern Neck, VA, in 1651 that later became known as “The Cliftsâ€.
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Oskari, OSKU means "god-spear."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Elevates Ranks
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mahamani | மஹாமாநீ
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Miracle
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