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[[Image:Dan Dennett in Tahiti.jpg|right|thumb|150px|{{#ifexist:Template:Dan Dennett in Tahiti.jpg/credit|{{Dan Dennett in Tahiti.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Daniel Dennett in Tahiti in 1984.]] | [[Image:Dan Dennett in Tahiti.jpg|right|thumb|150px|{{#ifexist:Template:Dan Dennett in Tahiti.jpg/credit|{{Dan Dennett in Tahiti.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Daniel Dennett in Tahiti in 1984.]] | ||
'''Daniel Clement Dennett''' is professor of philsophy at [[Tufts University|Tufts]], and author of several best-selling books including ''Breaking the Spell'', ''Freedom Evolves'' and ''Darwin's Dangerous Idea''. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1942, | '''Daniel Clement Dennett''' is professor of philsophy at [[Tufts University|Tufts]], and author of several best-selling books including ''Breaking the Spell'', ''Freedom Evolves'' and ''Darwin's Dangerous Idea''. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1942, the son of a historian of the same name, and grew up in New England. After attending [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] and [[Wesleyan University]], he received his BA in philosophy from [[Harvard University|Harvard College]] in 1965. [[Richard Dawkins]] has called him his intellectual hero. | ||
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Daniel Clement Dennett is professor of philsophy at Tufts, and author of several best-selling books including Breaking the Spell, Freedom Evolves and Darwin's Dangerous Idea. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1942, the son of a historian of the same name, and grew up in New England. After attending Phillips Exeter Academy and Wesleyan University, he received his BA in philosophy from Harvard College in 1965. Richard Dawkins has called him his intellectual hero.