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Daniel Dennett Quotes

Biography: Daniel Dennett is known for his work in philosophy of mind and cogniti... more Biography: Daniel Dennett is known for his work in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of consciousness, free will, and the theory of evolution. Dennett's books, including "Consciousness Explained" and "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," have influenced both philosophical thought and scientific inquiry. less

"Belief in free will is ubiquitous but problematic."

Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Ethics, Existentialism, Choice

"Human freedom is an artifact of the organization of human society. "

Tags: Freedom, Humanity, Society, Human rights, Civilization

"Science enhances the moral environment."

Tags: Knowledge, Education, Ethics, Society, Morality

"The human mind is something everyone should be able to understand."

Tags: Self-improvement, Self-awareness, Mental health, Learning, Knowledge

"In evolution, you can’t keep what you believe is best for you; you must keep what goes and reliably gets reproduced."

Tags: Evolution, Survival, Adaptation, Fitness, Biology

"The brain is just a great big bag of tricks."

Tags: Perception, Psychology, Consciousness, Intelligence, Mind

"Understanding itself is a dynamic and context-dependent process."

Tags: Perception, Learning, Knowledge, Understanding, Awareness

"If you want to understand consciousness, you have to admit that that conscious experience is always something extra."

Tags: Philosophy, Self-awareness, Perception, Awareness, Experience

"Luck is mere statistical flukes."

Tags: Uncertainty, Fate, Luck, Determinism, Chance

"Mind is the last frontier."

Tags: Philosophy, Self-discovery, Psychology, Exploration, Consciousness

"We are organisms that have evolved mechanisms for learning how to respond to our environments in ways that tend to increase our fitness"

Tags: Learning, Behavior, Evolution, Survival, Environment

"There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear."

Tags: Philosophy, Perspective, Critical thinking, Beliefs, Rationality

"The secret of happiness is to find something more important than you and dedicate your life to it"

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Wisdom, Happiness, Life lessons

"A scholar is just a library's way of making another library."

Tags: Learning, Knowledge, Education, Books, Information

"A philosopher is someone who won't take your watch away to tell you what time it is"

Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Humor, Insight, Time

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