Munk Dialogue with Daniel Dennett
Munk Dialogue with Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett joins us for a discussion on the origin of human consciousness, and how our minds have been shaped by natural selection and generations of cultural evolution.
World-renowned philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett is the Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He is also a internationally bestselling author and acclaimed public speaker. He joins us for a special Munk Dialogue on the origin of human consciousness, and how our minds have been shaped by natural selection and generations of cultural evolution.
“We have more degrees of freedom than any other organism alive. We’re autonomous, we pull our own strings… the primary moral responsibility of every human being is to not become a puppet of others.”
– DANIEL DENNETT
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