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4 days ago · Daniel Dennett obituary: ‘New atheism’ philosopher who sparked debate on consciousness. Obituary 17 MAY 24. Genomics. Software tools identify forgotten genes. Technology Feature 24 MAY 24.
2 days ago · The philosopher Daniel C. Dennett died on April 19, 2024, at the age of 82, according to the obituary in The New York Times (April 19, 2024), which described him as “one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers, whose prolific works explored consciousness, free will, religion and evolutionary biology.”.
2 days ago · Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultimate purpose and meaning of science as a human endeavour. Philosophy of science focuses on metaphysical, epistemic and semantic aspects of ...
4 days ago · Susan Blackmore, Richard Dawkins, and Daniel Dennett rehearse arguments for atheism which now feel rather tired and passé. Theist philosophers such as Peter Vardy are no less alert to the fallacies of bad religion than they are; Dawkins’s trust in the exclusive explicatory power of science is somewhat disingenuous; Daniel Dennett’s ...
1 day ago · Dan Castellano, 77, American sportswriter (The Star-Ledger). Guy Deutscher, Israeli physicist and academic. Guilherme Fiúza Zenha, 55, Brazilian film director (O Menino no Espelho), heart attack. Dagoberto Fontes, 80, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor Sporting, national team).
1 day ago · Group. Avram Noam Chomsky [a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", [b] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science.
-Daniel Dennett, minority swears by him, majority seem to think hes just missing the point too much of the time. -Judith Butler, I’m not personally friends with anybody who thinks she’s a total hack, but there’s disagreement among either they led feminist thinking in a positive direction versus a focus on other concerns.
