Daniel Dennett passed away
Daniel Dennett died today 4/19/24. He had a PhD and was a philosopher was a writer and an acadmic . He was Professor Emeritus at Tufts University
The American Philosophical Assoc wrote in regards to his passing:
The APA is saddened to note the passing of Professor Daniel C. Dennett (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024). Dennett served as president of the Eastern Division in 2000–2001. He was professor emeritus of philosophy at Tufts University, where he had been on the faculty since 1971. He earned his D.Phil. in philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1965, and had also been a faculty member at the University of California, Irvine (1965–1971) and a visiting professor at Harvard University, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Oxford, the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, the London School of Economics, and the American University of Beirut.
source:
https://www.apaonline.org/news/670464/In-Memoriam-Daniel-Dennett.htm :
He was co-founder of the Clergy Project which is a community for religious leaders who no longer believe in God .
https://www.famousphilosophers.org/daniel-dennett/
Here is a youtube of him speaking about philosophy. It is 11 minutes long:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGrRf1wD320
The American Philosophical Assoc wrote in regards to his passing:
The APA is saddened to note the passing of Professor Daniel C. Dennett (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024). Dennett served as president of the Eastern Division in 2000–2001. He was professor emeritus of philosophy at Tufts University, where he had been on the faculty since 1971. He earned his D.Phil. in philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1965, and had also been a faculty member at the University of California, Irvine (1965–1971) and a visiting professor at Harvard University, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Oxford, the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, the London School of Economics, and the American University of Beirut.
source:
https://www.apaonline.org/news/670464/In-Memoriam-Daniel-Dennett.htm :
He was co-founder of the Clergy Project which is a community for religious leaders who no longer believe in God .
https://www.famousphilosophers.org/daniel-dennett/
Here is a youtube of him speaking about philosophy. It is 11 minutes long:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGrRf1wD320