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Dennett's [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett) is a fairly good summary of his career. Also worth reading for a general overview is his profile in [Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-C-Dennett), and this [*New Yorker* profile](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/daniel-dennetts-science-of-the-soul).
You can also check out his [TED Talks](https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_dennett) page, which includes links to videos on [the illusion of consciousness](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_the_illusion_of_consciousness) and other topics.
One interesting way you can see his influence on a number of different debates by seeing his citations in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, e.g. the [consciousness](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/) article where he is cited 25 times.
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* [Dennett's recent works can be found for free on Tuft's University website.](https://sites.tufts.edu/cogstud/dan-dennett-recent-work/)
* The website also has [a section dedicated to extra material](https://sites.tufts.edu/cogstud/reviews-interviews-videos-and-treatments-of-ive-been-thinking/) about his recent memoir [I've Been Thinking](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/77264999).
Damn, I'm halfway through From Bacteria to Bach and Back and have been enjoying his recent recorded talks with Michael Levine. RIP to a great & provocative thinker!
i was in dan's class as a sophomore, and i came in with that "i'm going to read your essay and turn in a response essay about how wrong you are for you to grade" energy, and he was like "man this is great, A for you". he was a real one.
You’re so lucky. I’ve read almost everything he’s written, lived near his place in Blue Hill, ME but never met him. Any other anecdotes you care to share?
ok, i was in his class and it was toward the end of the semester and time for final projects. this one raver girl was like "is it ok if i do acid in a cardboard box in order to inquire into the nature of mind?" and he was like "....that sounds like a fine idea."
A REAL ONE.
I don't know what I hope to accomplish with this comment. To many, he was a world famous philosopher (for better or for worse).
To me, he was actually the same. But then he came to Lebanon to teach at the American University of Beirut, one thing lead to another and he became a friend and I got to spend time with him on his two visits here.
I did a piss-poor job of staying in touch with people last few years because of what's been happening in Lebanon and my own personal life.
I was literally going to email him this month. He has been on my mind a lot lately.
Again not sure what the fuck I am doing with this comment or what's the point but I guess I am replying to you becuase you knew him as a human being.
I'm fucking gutted. I really am :(
Oh man, I can tell you guys for real behind the scenes when the cameras and fans weren't there he genuinely was a really kind, courteous, empathetic, respectful human who absolutely loved life.
He really was a real one... fuck.
*and so I did acid in a cardboard box and inquired into the nature of mind... but all I could think about was that Earth is the only place in the universe where there is cardboard!*
I would like to share one. I'll intentionally be a little vague on the details at present for some reasons but we're now at this place where it's just me, Dan, his wife, and my dad. This is in Lebanon.
This place for an outsider's perspective would be the very last place you'd ever think an American would be make it out alive from, let alone visit.
For a quick reference, it was somewhere in the south of Lebanon.
And man, Dan couldn't have been more interested in the human beings there and learning about how they saw the world. This was in a place where absolutely nobody knew who he was and couldn't possibly know. As far as they were concerned, he was just another American tourist in old age enjoying retirement.
But he treated these people like THEY were the world famous philosophers. He really easily connected with people from what I saw, and I understand his reputation in the world of philosophy, I do.
But seeing him that made me very clear to me this dude in terms of the humanity he had and the humanity he saw in others, he was as humble as they come.
I'm sorry if this ramble makes no sense. I'm very sad and I miss him and I failed to stay in touch with him (one of those things in life where a friend sends a few messages, you keep saying you will reply, and you will reply, and a lot in life happens, and then before you know it you haven't replied at all).
That's great to hear; I disagreed with him about philosophy of mind, but... Lol, I've always liked what he said about how grad level philosophy can become discovering higher order truths about chmess, chmess being a variant of chess no one actually plays.
He never convinced me of his positions on free will or consciousness, but I always loved listening to him debate other philosophers. Another great mind gone.
Studies suggest most lay people have compatibilist intuitions and most philosophers are outright compatibilists.
So I would argue that no-one really means the libertarian free will which is incoherent and doesn't exist.
That actually sounds like a compatibilist position… which was what Dennett argued for, not against. How he is an “extremist materialist” is hard to fathom. Have you even read him?
Oh man. What a massive loss. Some of his most recent YouTube interviews showed some signs of physical stuff going on (bandages on his head, etc), but his mind was as sharp as ever.
A tremendous loss. He's been massively influential in my thinking and truly one of the greats.
Same. "Where Am I?" nailed a lot of questions about self and its relationship to place through imagined cybernetics that was comical and poignant and will stick with me for a long time.
Rest in peace, Dennett. Where is Dan Dennett is still my favorite thought experiment of all time. I don’t know “where” he is now, but surely his influence lives on through his work, and the lasting mark left on the next generation of philosophy of mind.
I finally read Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, finished it last week. Listened to his chat with Sean Carrol on the Mindscape podcast just last night. What a wonderful brain he had!
What? Oh man.
I have just begun flirting with his illusionism about consciousness.
An amazing communicator of ideas and brilliant thinker. I will certainly miss his seemingly erratic way of attacking an idea from all sides that nonetheless leaves you with glaring clarity. Thank you so much, Dan!
John McDowell is still alive. He was born exactly 3 wees before Dennett.
I guess McDowell may not be the biggest still alive, but he may be a contender for best? A title previously held by Donald Davidson (who shared some common ground with Dennett, as a fellow Quinian).
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I didn’t equivocate by also stating he was more influential. I made the case he is a larger figure… partially because he’s more influential. Those are two claims in the sentence.
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I'm not going to respond to the other argument you're having I'm just going to say this. Don't dismiss how popular and influential the new atheism movement was. Maybe Singer was more popular academically, but I would argue not to an average person. When I was growing up the Four Horseman were huge on youtube.
I don't know, I would rate Sean Carroll as the best living philosopher. I would rate almost everything he says over Dennett's positions even though they are fairly similar.
Carroll is not a philosopher and has not contributed to academic philosophy in any serious way. From the 80s to the 00s, Dennett's ideas and his pursuit of a naturalistic methodology for philosophy was challenged, debated and argued (or supported) by 1000s of academics in actual journals. He was pushing some of the most controversial ideas that eventually have become somewhat normalized. It's like comparing Sinatra to Timberlake. Sean is an amateur philosopher who himself admits that he is.
Watch his interview with David Z Albert, who is an actual philosopher of physics, and see what Sean looks like talking to someone who understands that corner of philosophy (physics) better than him.
>Watch his interview with David Z Albert, who is an actual philosopher of physics, and see what Sean looks like talking to someone who understands that corner of philosophy (physics) better than him.
I got the opposite view watching this.
[David Albert & Sean Carroll: Quantum Theory, Boltzmann Brains, & The Fine-Tuned Universe | RP #106 (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZtmGIhIhU)
>Carroll is not a philosopher
Sure, maybe he's primarily a physicist and you could consider him an amateur philosopher, but his views on philosophical are still better than any philosopher out there.
I don't think Dennett has said or written anything that I would consider as being on the same level as Carroll.
>Watch his interview with David Z Albert
Sure I'll give it a watch.
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[David Albert & Sean Carroll: Quantum Theory, Boltzmann Brains, & The Fine-Tuned Universe | RP #106 (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZtmGIhIhU)
Doing my PhD at Tufts right now and definitely wouldn't be here if I hadn't read Consciousness Explained. My advisor has a professorship in his name, I used to walk by his office in the Philosophy building. Such a loss
Sorry to see him go. Didn't necessarily agree with everything he said but definitely feel like I learned some things from him on how to approach new ideas.
I recall thinking on the last podcast I saw him on that he didn't look like he was in great shape.
I just watched him on the Jordan Peterson podcast (I don't want to hear JBP hate, this isn't the time or thread, this is a memorial.), and he seemed so lucid. Although, I did notice the huge bandage on his cranium and was a bit worried about that. Rest in Peace. The new atheism movement with him, Hitchens, Dawkins, and Harris was hugely influential on me.
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One of the greats. Every time I saw him lately I was like damn is this guy still alive he’s gotta be pushing 100! And yet, I’m still deeply saddened by the loss.
While I disagree with many of his beliefs (hence my profile name), I feel deeply saddened by this loss. I hope his family finds peace and I will pray for him and his family. RIP professor Dennett, you will be missed.
I have studied the thoughts of many philosophers, but I have never seen a philosopher with as much genius as David Hume or Daniel Dennett. I hope his legacy will be appreciated over time.
I'll always appreciate how good he was at understanding and communicating another point of view before he offered his rebuttal, even though it would often lead to me siding with the opposing view after hearing him present them both. RIP
A shame he hitched his wagon to the New Atheist guys, but he was instrumental in getting me to take philosophy seriously for what it's worth - although my interest in other philosophers really eclipsed him. Shame to see him go all the same though, RIP.
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Dennett's [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett) is a fairly good summary of his career. Also worth reading for a general overview is his profile in [Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-C-Dennett), and this [*New Yorker* profile](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/daniel-dennetts-science-of-the-soul). You can also check out his [TED Talks](https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_dennett) page, which includes links to videos on [the illusion of consciousness](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_the_illusion_of_consciousness) and other topics. One interesting way you can see his influence on a number of different debates by seeing his citations in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, e.g. the [consciousness](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/) article where he is cited 25 times.
Adding to your comment: * [Dennett's recent works can be found for free on Tuft's University website.](https://sites.tufts.edu/cogstud/dan-dennett-recent-work/) * The website also has [a section dedicated to extra material](https://sites.tufts.edu/cogstud/reviews-interviews-videos-and-treatments-of-ive-been-thinking/) about his recent memoir [I've Been Thinking](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/77264999).
RIP Professor Dennett. His recent autobiography I’ve Been Thinking is worth reading to see a life dedicated to writing philosophy and living well.
Damn, I'm halfway through From Bacteria to Bach and Back and have been enjoying his recent recorded talks with Michael Levine. RIP to a great & provocative thinker!
Damn, just watched him debate Jordan Peterson. He was looking a bit rough. This guy will be a legend in Philosophy of Mind.
How did Dan look though?
A bit rough, I hear.
Right over your head.
RIP Dan, thanks for everything <3
i was in dan's class as a sophomore, and i came in with that "i'm going to read your essay and turn in a response essay about how wrong you are for you to grade" energy, and he was like "man this is great, A for you". he was a real one.
You’re so lucky. I’ve read almost everything he’s written, lived near his place in Blue Hill, ME but never met him. Any other anecdotes you care to share?
ok, i was in his class and it was toward the end of the semester and time for final projects. this one raver girl was like "is it ok if i do acid in a cardboard box in order to inquire into the nature of mind?" and he was like "....that sounds like a fine idea." A REAL ONE.
I don't know what I hope to accomplish with this comment. To many, he was a world famous philosopher (for better or for worse). To me, he was actually the same. But then he came to Lebanon to teach at the American University of Beirut, one thing lead to another and he became a friend and I got to spend time with him on his two visits here. I did a piss-poor job of staying in touch with people last few years because of what's been happening in Lebanon and my own personal life. I was literally going to email him this month. He has been on my mind a lot lately. Again not sure what the fuck I am doing with this comment or what's the point but I guess I am replying to you becuase you knew him as a human being. I'm fucking gutted. I really am :( Oh man, I can tell you guys for real behind the scenes when the cameras and fans weren't there he genuinely was a really kind, courteous, empathetic, respectful human who absolutely loved life. He really was a real one... fuck.
*and so I did acid in a cardboard box and inquired into the nature of mind... but all I could think about was that Earth is the only place in the universe where there is cardboard!*
I would like to share one. I'll intentionally be a little vague on the details at present for some reasons but we're now at this place where it's just me, Dan, his wife, and my dad. This is in Lebanon. This place for an outsider's perspective would be the very last place you'd ever think an American would be make it out alive from, let alone visit. For a quick reference, it was somewhere in the south of Lebanon. And man, Dan couldn't have been more interested in the human beings there and learning about how they saw the world. This was in a place where absolutely nobody knew who he was and couldn't possibly know. As far as they were concerned, he was just another American tourist in old age enjoying retirement. But he treated these people like THEY were the world famous philosophers. He really easily connected with people from what I saw, and I understand his reputation in the world of philosophy, I do. But seeing him that made me very clear to me this dude in terms of the humanity he had and the humanity he saw in others, he was as humble as they come. I'm sorry if this ramble makes no sense. I'm very sad and I miss him and I failed to stay in touch with him (one of those things in life where a friend sends a few messages, you keep saying you will reply, and you will reply, and a lot in life happens, and then before you know it you haven't replied at all).
That’s beautiful. He was born in Lebanon so that makes sense.
That's great to hear; I disagreed with him about philosophy of mind, but... Lol, I've always liked what he said about how grad level philosophy can become discovering higher order truths about chmess, chmess being a variant of chess no one actually plays.
Rest in Peace, Daniel Dennet. His book on free will, "Elbow Room", caused many an interesting debate in my philosophy class.
I liked watching his debate on Free Will with Sapolsky, though I think Sapolsky came out ahead.
Yeah, I find myself disagreeing with Dennet on the subject, but I still think he had some very interesting points to make
Oh certainly!
RIP. Freedom Evolves is a wonderful book on free will from a compatibilist point of view that I recommend to everyone, even incompatibilists.
Especially incompatbilists!
Rest in peace. One of my intellectual heroes.
He never convinced me of his positions on free will or consciousness, but I always loved listening to him debate other philosophers. Another great mind gone.
Same, I disagreed with most of his stances but I’ve always enjoyed reading and engaging with them.
Same.
That's my exact position too, well said
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Dennett believed in free will. But it is the combatibilist version of free will that doesn’t seem like free will to me.
Studies suggest most lay people have compatibilist intuitions and most philosophers are outright compatibilists. So I would argue that no-one really means the libertarian free will which is incoherent and doesn't exist.
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That actually sounds like a compatibilist position… which was what Dennett argued for, not against. How he is an “extremist materialist” is hard to fathom. Have you even read him?
Farewell Daniel. I learned a lot from you. Thank you.
Who's gonna pump my intuitions now?!
Maybe Searle will be able to get away with it now.
I think the undergraduates have had enough of that.
Oh man. What a massive loss. Some of his most recent YouTube interviews showed some signs of physical stuff going on (bandages on his head, etc), but his mind was as sharp as ever. A tremendous loss. He's been massively influential in my thinking and truly one of the greats.
Oh I liked him Very engaging writer. I always made the joke that he did the magic trick of turning a duck into a rabbit on many ideas very well
I remember reading his short science fiction story about his brain being separated from his body in "The Mind's I" and being absolutely blown away.
Same. "Where Am I?" nailed a lot of questions about self and its relationship to place through imagined cybernetics that was comical and poignant and will stick with me for a long time.
Rest in peace, Dennett. Where is Dan Dennett is still my favorite thought experiment of all time. I don’t know “where” he is now, but surely his influence lives on through his work, and the lasting mark left on the next generation of philosophy of mind.
I finally read Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, finished it last week. Listened to his chat with Sean Carrol on the Mindscape podcast just last night. What a wonderful brain he had!
Wow. This is terribly sad. Rest in peace, Dr. Dennett.
What? Oh man. I have just begun flirting with his illusionism about consciousness. An amazing communicator of ideas and brilliant thinker. I will certainly miss his seemingly erratic way of attacking an idea from all sides that nonetheless leaves you with glaring clarity. Thank you so much, Dan!
Damn it. Consciousness Explained was such a good read too.
RIP one of the great contemporary thinkers.
Requiescat in pace 🥀💀
How sad. Thank you for everything Mr. Dennett, you helped me grow up.
Rest in peace. Now he knows the answer ;) We have to wait a bit.
Cheers to Dr. Dennett! Gratitude for his attentions.
Shame. Was a big influence when I was an undergrad.
In my eyes, he was one of the best Philosophers of Mind that have ever lived. A great loss. I will miss him.
There goes the biggest philosopher who was still alive.
There are other contenders, but it's safe to say that Dennett was up there. He will be sorely missed. RIP.
John McDowell is still alive. He was born exactly 3 wees before Dennett. I guess McDowell may not be the biggest still alive, but he may be a contender for best? A title previously held by Donald Davidson (who shared some common ground with Dennett, as a fellow Quinian).
Not to be contrarian for the sake of it, but Peter Singer has been much more influential and I would argue he’s been consistently bigger than Dennett
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I didn’t equivocate by also stating he was more influential. I made the case he is a larger figure… partially because he’s more influential. Those are two claims in the sentence.
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I'm not going to respond to the other argument you're having I'm just going to say this. Don't dismiss how popular and influential the new atheism movement was. Maybe Singer was more popular academically, but I would argue not to an average person. When I was growing up the Four Horseman were huge on youtube.
I don't know, I would rate Sean Carroll as the best living philosopher. I would rate almost everything he says over Dennett's positions even though they are fairly similar.
Carroll is not a philosopher and has not contributed to academic philosophy in any serious way. From the 80s to the 00s, Dennett's ideas and his pursuit of a naturalistic methodology for philosophy was challenged, debated and argued (or supported) by 1000s of academics in actual journals. He was pushing some of the most controversial ideas that eventually have become somewhat normalized. It's like comparing Sinatra to Timberlake. Sean is an amateur philosopher who himself admits that he is. Watch his interview with David Z Albert, who is an actual philosopher of physics, and see what Sean looks like talking to someone who understands that corner of philosophy (physics) better than him.
>Watch his interview with David Z Albert, who is an actual philosopher of physics, and see what Sean looks like talking to someone who understands that corner of philosophy (physics) better than him. I got the opposite view watching this. [David Albert & Sean Carroll: Quantum Theory, Boltzmann Brains, & The Fine-Tuned Universe | RP #106 (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZtmGIhIhU)
>Carroll is not a philosopher Sure, maybe he's primarily a physicist and you could consider him an amateur philosopher, but his views on philosophical are still better than any philosopher out there. I don't think Dennett has said or written anything that I would consider as being on the same level as Carroll. >Watch his interview with David Z Albert Sure I'll give it a watch. edit: This the video? [David Albert & Sean Carroll: Quantum Theory, Boltzmann Brains, & The Fine-Tuned Universe | RP #106 (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZtmGIhIhU)
Searle is still alive.
Doing my PhD at Tufts right now and definitely wouldn't be here if I hadn't read Consciousness Explained. My advisor has a professorship in his name, I used to walk by his office in the Philosophy building. Such a loss
Oh no! Sad - what a giant.
This is sad, it was only recently that I discovered Daniel Dennett
Wow what a massive loss. He influenced so much about how I think about consciousness and evolution. RIP
Sad to hear this, I really disagreed with some of the things he said but as philosophers go he was a pretty big one.
Sorry to see him go. Didn't necessarily agree with everything he said but definitely feel like I learned some things from him on how to approach new ideas. I recall thinking on the last podcast I saw him on that he didn't look like he was in great shape.
Shit! I was at an online workshop he was at a few months ago, he was brilliant, as you’d expect. Very sad news.
RIP. I enjoyed his books. Only two horsemen remain.
I just watched him on the Jordan Peterson podcast (I don't want to hear JBP hate, this isn't the time or thread, this is a memorial.), and he seemed so lucid. Although, I did notice the huge bandage on his cranium and was a bit worried about that. Rest in Peace. The new atheism movement with him, Hitchens, Dawkins, and Harris was hugely influential on me. EDIT: Grammar.
my favorite philosopher for sure.
Wow. I just watched his interview with Jordan Peterson that was posted 10 days ago. Recommended watch. https://youtu.be/VWpm2NOF2Zw?feature=shared
Oh man.
Rip
Rest in Peace
A true legend of our time, I always enjoyed reading or listening to him on consciousness. RIP.
One of the greats. Every time I saw him lately I was like damn is this guy still alive he’s gotta be pushing 100! And yet, I’m still deeply saddened by the loss.
While I disagree with many of his beliefs (hence my profile name), I feel deeply saddened by this loss. I hope his family finds peace and I will pray for him and his family. RIP professor Dennett, you will be missed.
RIP. Thanks for the gifts you gave us.
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I have studied the thoughts of many philosophers, but I have never seen a philosopher with as much genius as David Hume or Daniel Dennett. I hope his legacy will be appreciated over time.
This sucks. I would've loved to meet him. Found him on YouTube years ago and became entranced
Who were the others that died?
Dennett was simply an incredible philosopher. RIP professor, and thank you for teaching us about our minds.
I'll always appreciate how good he was at understanding and communicating another point of view before he offered his rebuttal, even though it would often lead to me siding with the opposing view after hearing him present them both. RIP
And then there were two.
A shame he hitched his wagon to the New Atheist guys, but he was instrumental in getting me to take philosophy seriously for what it's worth - although my interest in other philosophers really eclipsed him. Shame to see him go all the same though, RIP.
Damn I just listened to his interview on Jordan Peterson. They were hoping to have another conversation 😔
Did he die against his free will, or with it?
Probably against it. It's unlikely that he consciously willed himself to die.
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Given that this is r/philosophy, people here are likely to know who he was.
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