Adventures in Philosophy with Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins

丹尼尔·丹尼特和理查德·道金斯的哲学冒险

Intelligence Squared

2024-01-22

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Two formidable minds explore the worlds of philosophy, science and the places where those two disciplines meet for this episode. Daniel Dennett is the American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist who is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University and has written over a dozen books, the latest of which is: I've Been Thinking. Joining him in conversation is Richard Dawkins, the influential British biologist, scientist and writer. Dawkins is renowned for his work on how genes play into our evolution and is the author of bestselling books including The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion. His latest book is Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution. If you'd like to get access to all of our longer form interviews and members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Hello and welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

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  • It's a double hitter on the podcast.

  • Today we're joined by two respected minds exploring the worlds of philosophy and science, and occasionally the places where those two worlds meet.

  • Daniel Dennett is the american philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist with a focus on how the human mind and its worldview has come to be.

  • Dennett is emeritus professor of philosophy at Tufts University and has written over a dozen books, the latest of which is ive been thinking, which combines some of his expertise in fields such as neuroscience, linguistics, artificial intelligence, computer science, psychology and more.

  • Joining him in conversation is Richard Dawkins.

  • Dawkins is of course the influential and at times divisive british biologist, scientist, writer and author.

  • Hes renowned for his work on how genes play into our evolution and author of best selling books including the Selfish Gene and the God Delusion.

  • His latest flights of fancy, Defying Gravity by design and evolution, focuses on our feathered friends.

  • So an exploratory ramble.

  • Coming up, adventures in philosophy, some might say.