There have been three talks of Dan Dennett at TED. This is the first one from 2002.
"Philosopher and scientist Dan Dennett argues that human consciousness and free will are the result of physical processes and are not what we traditionally think they are."
Citing TED.com:
- The talk. "Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of memes - concepts that are literally alive."
- The speaker. "One of our most important living philosophers, Dan Dennett is best known for his provocative and controversial arguments that human consciousness and free will are the result of physical processes in the brain. He argues that the brain’s computational circuitry fools us into thinking we know more than we do, and that what we call consciousness - isn’t."
TED Talks 2002, Dan Dennett. View the talk!
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