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Profile: Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett took on the grandees of philosophy while still a student at Harvard and Oxford, then turned to pioneering and controversial work on artificial intelligence. With Richard Dawkins he has...
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Review: Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett
Can religions be wicked? Daniel Dennett doesn't take the idea seriously enough in his naturalistic account of faith, Breaking the Spell, says Andrew BrownBreaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural...
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Observer review: Six Impossible Things and Breaking the Spell
As fundamentalism increasingly affects us all, Lewis Wolpert and Daniel Dennett address the very nature of religion. Robin McKie on Six Impossible Things and Breaking the SpellSix Impossible Things:...
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Response: Trapped in the creationist briar patch
It is ludicrous to suggest that promoting Darwinism helps the intelligent design lobby, says Daniel DennettI find it amusing that two Brits - Madeleine Bunting and Michael Ruse - have fallen for a...
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Is religion a threat to rationality and science?
Prof Daniel Dennett and Lord Winston present their arguments ahead of tonight's public debateYes, says Prof Daniel DennettIf religion isn't the greatest threat to rationality and scientific progress,...
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Science Weekly for April 28: Engineering Life
The team discuss the future of synthetic biology. Philosopher Daniel Dennett explains why religion is an affront to rationality. Plus, have scientists finally discovered dark matter in Italy?This week,...
View ArticleScience Weekly podcast: synthetic biology and Daniel Dennett on religion
This week, Alok Jha and the Science Weekly team discard the hyperbole and headlines about creating artificial life to discuss the very real future of synthetic biology - unquestionably one of the most...
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Winston criticises dangerous 'science delusion'
Fertility expert Lord Robert Winston says Richard Dawkins has been "irresponsible" for alienating religious people from scienceLord Robert Winston has renewed his attack on atheist writers such as...
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The folly of pretence | Daniel Dennett
We must not preserve the myth of God – it was a useful crutch, but we've outgrown itThe question: Should we believe in belief?As I explain in the chapter by that title in Breaking the Spell, "belief in...
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The philosopher's God | HE Baber
There is no cabal seeking to pull the wool over peoples' eyes. Many philosophers believe in God, and many more think the issue is not easily solvedThe question: Should we believe in belief?Philosophers...
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You'd better believe it | Carlo Strenger
Daniel Dennett argues that many religious people don't truly believe. But though I sympathise, it's a case of wishful thinkingDaniel Dennett's The Folly of Pretence argues that most religious believers...
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David Eagleman and his 40 afterlives | Interview
Seeing God as a microbe is just one way the neuroscientist's debut novel gets to grips with the afterlife In one of the stories in David Eagleman's first work of fiction, Sum: Forty Tales from the...
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Minds, brains and woo | Andrew Brown
Talking about 'brains' when we mean minds just adds a specious impression of profundity to platitudesHere is a thought experiment. Suppose someone on Comment is free were to change their mind as a...
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Aping Mankind by Raymond Tallis – review
A rigorous investigation of what it means to be humanRaymond Tallis's books are not often easy to summarise, and not always easy to finish. He worked for years as a doctor, with a scientific speciality...
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Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising...
Richard Holloway commends a dispatch from the frontline of religion v atheismCan anything new be written about religion? Probably not, but because religion continues to be such an important and...
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Daniel Dennett: 'I don't like theory of mind' – interview
American philosopher Daniel Dennett talks to Carole Jahme about faith, science, empathy – and Short CircuitThis week American philosopher Daniel Dennett, a long-time stalwart of Darwin@LSE, shared his...
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Daniel Dennett: 'You can make Aristotle look like a flaming idiot'
Daniel Dennett, a cheerleader for Darwin and atheism, attracts fierce criticism for his views on free will. He talks about his new book and explains why philosophers have to walk a tightropeBig...
View ArticleScience Weekly podcast: Daniel Dennett's tools for thinking
On this week's show Alok Jha meets Daniel Dennett, a philosopher who writes about the philosophy of science and the workings of the human mind. Daniel discusses his new book Intuition Pumps and Other...
View ArticleDo the New Atheists have any new ideas? - five-minute video debate
Andrew Brown challenges Daniel Dennett to convince him that the New Atheists have the arguments to back up their rhetoricDaniel DennettAndrew BrownPhil Maynard
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Is religion a threat to rationality and science?
Prof Daniel Dennett and Lord Winston present their arguments ahead of tonight's public debateYes, says Prof Daniel DennettIf religion isn't the greatest threat to rationality and scientific progress,...
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