Daniel Dennett, the author of such groundbreaking and influential books as
Consciousness Explained and
Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
(which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer
Prize), is famous for being a philosophical gadfly, challenging
unexamined orthodoxies in our society. He has made considerable
contributions to the study of consciousness, the understanding of the
development of the child’s mind, artificial intelligence and
evolutionary theory. He is University Professor, professor of
philosophy, and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts
University.
In this interview with DJ Grothe, he discusses his new book,
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon.
Also in this episode, Tom Flynn asks Did You Know?, detailing facts
about world religions and their scientific study, Point of Inquiry
contributor Benjamin Radford explores beauty and self-esteem, and in the
second of a two-part series, DJ Grothe talks with CSICOP’s Joe Nickell
about real-life ghost-hunting, focusing on effective investigative
methods.
Interview:
http://www.pointofinquiry.org/daniel_dennett_breaking_the_spell/
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