Category: Dennett
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Searle, Dennett and Zombies
Another in a series of Substack uploads debunking the brilliant scientistic sophistry of the late Daniel Dennett. I have over a thousand dollars in pledges. Should I monetize or not? It seems rude and arrogant not to graciously accept gifts. On the other hand, philosophy for me is a labor of love, a vocation, a…
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Dennett on the Consequence Argument against Compatibilism
Substack latest
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The Spook Stuff Chronicles
Danny Dennett meets Caspar the Friendly Ghost. Stack leader. In Dennett's case, de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est has expired.
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Intentionality in Locks and Keys?
Daniel Dennett on the 'evolution' of intentionality. Substack latest.
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Social Utility and the Value of Free Inquiry
Top o' the Stack. Daniel Dennett died yesterday at age 82. A philosophical provocateur of influence, his brilliance far outstripped his insight. But a day after his demise, de mortuis nil nisi bonum remains in force. So I will say something good about him. I agree entirely with what he says in the following passage:
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Daniel Dennett (1942-2024)
Daniel Dennett died today. I heard the news from Malcolm Pollack whose obituary refers us to a very recent discussion between him and Jordan Peterson. I have been very critical of Dennett's work over the years, but I won't rehearse any of my critique so near the hour of his death. Let the watchword be:…
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Consciousness is an Illusion . . .
. . . but truth is not? An inconsistency in Dennett. Over at the Stack.
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Can Consciousness be Explained?
Top o' the Stack. Dennett debunked!
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From One Who Thinks that Consciousness is an Illusion
Once More on Whether Consciousness Could be an Illusion
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Danny Dennett on the Lolita Express?
Via Andrew Sullivan
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The Problem of Consciousness and Galen Strawson’s Non-Solution
The problem can be set forth in a nice neat way as an aporetic triad: 1) Consciousness is real; it is not an illusion. 2) Consciousness is wholly natural, a material process in the brain. 3) It is impossible that conscious states, whether object-directed or merely qualitative, be material in nature. It is easy to…
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Once More on Whether Consciousness Could be an Illusion
The following just in from a Scandinavian reader: Thank you for your great blog, I’ve been a regular reader for some time! You have often made the point, that it is incoherent to say that consciousness in an illusion, because it is a presupposition to the distinction between appearance and reality. In an interesting article…
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The Spook Stuff Chronicles: Danny Dennett Meets Caspar the Friendly Ghost
This old entry, which had been languishing in the old Powerblogs archive, still strikes me as making some important and plausible points. Here it is again, spruced up and supplemented. ………………… There are philosophers who seem to think that doctrines held by great philosophers and outstanding contemporaries don't need to be studied and refuted but can…
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Papineau versus Dennett
Some correspondence introduced by Tim Crane. Related: Nagel on Dennett: Is Consciousness an Illusion? Consciousness is an Illusion, but Truth is Not?
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Nagel on Dennett: Is Consciousness an Illusion?
A NYRB review. (HT: the enormously helpful Dave Lull) To put it bluntly and polemically: Thomas Nagel is the real thing as philosophers go; Daniel Dennett is a sophist. My Nagel category; my Dennett category. Killer Quote: I am reminded of the Marx Brothers line: “Who are you going to believe, me or your lying…