Author

Books by Daniel C. Dennett

Daniel C. Dennett (1942–2024) was a philosopher at Tufts University and one of the most influential figures in the philosophy of mind of the past half century. He is the author of Consciousness Explained (1991), Darwin's Dangerous Idea (1995), Breaking the Spell (2006), and numerous other books and papers. A member of the informal "Four Horsemen" of new atheism alongside Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris, Dennett was known for his combative clarity and his commitment to naturalizing mental phenomena. From Bacteria to Bach and Back was his final major work of philosophy.