Becoming A Philosopher | Daniel Dennett

Becoming A Philosopher | Daniel Dennett

Author: IAI April 6, 2021 Duration: 31:36

Listen to hear about Daniel Dennett's journey to becoming a philosopher!

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Award winning author Daniel Dennett is one of the best known living philosophers of today. Shooting to notoriety as one of the 'four horsemen' in the New Atheist movement, he has written with acclaim on topics ranging from free will, consciousness and the self.

But how does he reconcile being an unbeliever with believing so vehemently that there is a right and a wrong answer to the big questions? On today’s episode of Philosophy for our Times we find out how Daniel’s life shaped his ideas in this exclusive interview with neuroscientist Daniel Glaser.

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