On the door of his office at Tufts University, philosophy professor Daniel Dennett displays a banner quoting the late American writer Gore Vidal. It reads, "It is not enough to succeed; others must ...

Dennett imagined a scenario where his body and brain are separate – posing a conundrum about 'where' he is (Credit: Getty Images) The question behind Dennett's delightful fantasy was this: assuming ...

In the movie “Diner,” there is a moment when a teen out for a drive stops to gaze at a beautiful woman galloping through the countryside on her stallion. He turns to his friend and says, “Do you ever ...

Philosopher Daniel Dennett died a few days ago, on April 19. When he argued that we overrate consciousness, he demonstrated, paradoxically, how conscious he was, and he made his audience more ...