Daniel Dennett Quotes on Knowledge
Daniel Clement Dennett was an American philosopher of mind, philosopher of biology, and longtime professor at Tufts University. This page collects quotes attributed to Daniel Dennett on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Daniel Dennett:
“Darwin's idea is a universal acid that eats through every traditional concept it touches.”
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Attributed to Daniel Dennett:
“There is no such thing as philosophy-free science; only science whose philosophical baggage is taken on board without examination.”
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Attributed to Daniel Dennett:
“If you have a good argument, you do not need to misrepresent your opponent's view.”
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“Daniel Dennett in a panel under the title "Can Rationality Be Taught?" at TAM 2014.”
We really have to think of reasoning the way we think of romance, it takes two to tango. There has to be a communication. -
“Atheism Tapes, part 6", BBC TV documentation of Jonathan Miller, produced by Richard Denton, recorded 2003, broadcast 2004”
I think religion for many people is some sort of moral viagra. -
“Atheism Tapes, part 6", BBC TV documentation of Jonathan Miller, produced by Richard Denton, recorded 2003, broadcast 2004”
I was once interviewed in Italy and the headline of the interview the next day was wonderful. I saved this for my collection it was... "YES we have a soul but it's made of lots of tiny robots" and I thought that's exactly right. Yes we have a soul, but it's mechanical. But it's still a soul, it still does the work that the soul was supposed to do. It is the seat of reason. It is the seat of moral -
“Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.”
Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness (2005), p. 2