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The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast

Episode 36, The Daniel Dennett Interview (Part I - Philosophy of Religion)

The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast

Jack Symes | Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, and Rose de Castellane

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4.8604 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2018

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Everything you could need, including links to all of Daniel C. Dennett’s work, can be found at www.thepanpsycast.com! Please tweet us your thoughts at www.twitter.com/thepanpsycast.

In the words of A. C. Grayling, Professor "Daniel C. Dennett is perhaps the most distinguished philosopher in the world".

In a 2013 study by Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, alongside philosophers Slavoj Zizek and Peter Singer, Daniel Dennett was ranked amongst the top 5 global thought leaders.

Currently the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, Daniel is best known for his contributions to cognitive science, philosophy of mind and philosophy of religion. His works Consciousness Explained, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Breaking the Spell and his latest work, From Bacteria to Bach and Back have had an immense impact in the worlds of philosophy and science.

For many, Daniel Dennett, known as ‘one of the four horsemen of new atheism’, is a household name, celebrated as a man who has explained away the hard problem of consciousness, religion, and fundamental questions surrounding free-will.

We’re going to be discussing Daniel Dennett’s approach to philosophy of religion in Part I, before we dive into philosophy of mind in Part II.

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In the words of A.C. Grayling, Professor Daniel C. Dennett is perhaps the most distinguished philosopher in the world.

0:15.0

In a 2013 study by Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, alongside philosophers Slavoy Jijek and Peter Singer,

0:22.6

Daniel Dennett was ranked amongst the top five global thought leaders.

0:27.6

Currently the co-director of the Centre for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University,

0:34.6

Daniel is best known for his contributions to cognitive science, philosophy

0:38.7

of mind and philosophy of religion. His work's consciousness explained Darwin's dangerous idea

0:45.7

breaking the spell and his latest work from bacteria to buck and back have had an immense

0:51.9

impact in the world of philosophy and science.

0:55.0

For many, Daniel Dennett, one of the four horsemen of new atheism, is a household name,

1:01.0

celebrated as a man who has explained away the hard problem of consciousness, religion, and fundamental questions surrounding free will.

1:08.0

We're going to be discussing Daniel Dennett's approach to

1:11.1

philosophy of religion in part one before we dive into philosophy of mind in part two. We received

1:16.5

over 100 listener questions for this episode. We've tried to dot some around the episode, but sometimes

1:22.8

we've just merged them together and they've impacted the questions that we are asking Daniel today.

1:28.2

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our listeners and the New College of the Humanities.

1:33.2

Listeners, without your support, we wouldn't be where we are today.

1:36.2

And the New College of the Humanities, thank you for giving us somewhere to be today.

1:40.1

We're set up today in the thinkery at the New College of the Humanities campus,

1:43.5

where Daniel Dennett will be lecturing this week.

1:46.4

Lastly, a link to our Patreon page and Twitter is in the iTunes description, and links to all of Dan's work can be found on our website.

1:54.0

We're also giving away three copies of Daniel Dennett's latest book, from Bacterio to Buck and Back, An Evolution of Minds.

2:02.3

All three copies have been signed by Dan himself.

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