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@danieldennett

I'm an author and philosopher of mind and cognitive scientist .

Tufts University
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Joined December 2012
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    Mar 11

    My new book with Gregg Caruso has my latest and best defense of the claim that free will in the only sense that matters is compatible with determinism. Check it out and let me know whether you are convinced. | |

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  2. Nov 17

    Have you listened to Human Centered yet? Check it out here: This came out well.

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  3. Retweeted
    Oct 19

    It's launch day for Being You - A New Science of Consciousness in the US & Canada🚀Get your copy of the instant bestseller & book of the week - and find out who you really are

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  4. Oct 16

    I seem to have butttweeted. Sorry! Working on my memoirs.stay tuned.

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  5. Oct 15

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  6. Oct 14

    Spinoza scooped me! Fascinating new interpretation of Spinoza.

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  7. Oct 1

    jared Warren's excellent paper on CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED thirty years later.

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  8. Sep 29

    Life from above on pbs rivals david Attenborough’s best

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  9. Sep 16

    If you want to take an intellectual roller-coaster ride through evolution all the way to meaning, this is a TRIP not to be missed. It's not for lazy thinkers, but it is mind candy for those who get into it.

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  10. Sep 16

    Our evolved intuitions about privacy aren’t made for this era – via worth reading.

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  11. Sep 2

    Why the selfish genes metaphor remains a powerful thinking tool – via EXCELLENT clear survey of the role of the selfish gene in evolutionary biology. Now I must read his new book.

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  12. Aug 28

    Interview: Neuroscientist Anil Seth: ‘We risk not understanding the central mystery of life’ Anil sees that we have to address the Hard Question: and then what happens (instead of a movie).

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  13. Jul 17

    My AAA operation went well. Now back to the island to recuperate and write. Lots to do!

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  14. May 30

    I've been a fan of as a rap explainer of neuroscience and evolution for years. Now he's assembled an army of rap explainers to tackle every other topic as well. Why not? Check him out.

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  15. May 27

    Think again. Could you imagine becoming a theater buff on Sundays?

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  16. May 11

    Helen Joyce shows how the best intentions can morph into bullying in this sane, humane book. The role we all play in letting people be who they want to be is a delicate balancing act, no place for self-righteous partisans.

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  17. Apr 21

    Yes and this is just what he asked for.

    Replying to @danieldennett
    This was a good article that provides an answer to Dawkins's question:
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    Feb 2

    I wrote a book chapter on for the upcoming Routledge Handbook of Evolutionary Economics with and ! Preprint available at

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  19. Apr 21

    The AHA statement about Dawkins rejects the interpretation that he was pointing to an apparent inconsistency in the current norms of political correctness, while simultaneously providing an example of precisely the confused thinking that he claims he was pointing out. Discuss.

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  20. Mar 22

    A lot of my thinking in JUST DESERTS was indirectly inspired by Matthew Hurley, the principal author of INSIDE JOKES, our under-appreciated book about reverse-engineering the mind. MIT Press 2011. Read them both and learn and laugh.

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    Mar 22

    Nice new book review of “Just Deserts: Debating Free Will” by Daniel Dennett and Gregg Caruso | Review by Ed Gibney ⁦()⁩ | 3 Quarks Daily | ⁦⁩, ⁦⁩ |

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