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Fiery atheist philosopher Daniel Dennett, who sees human brains as ‘programs’ – obituary

American philosopher Daniel Dennett, who has died aged 82, was, along with Richard Dawkins, one of the leading advocates of Darwinism and one of the fiercest debaters in the academic community. Dennett argued that everything should be understood in terms of natural processes, and that terms such as “intelligence”, “free will”, “consciousness”, “justice”, “soul” or… Read More »