Daniel Dennett: Arc of Life | Full interview

We're sharing this full interview, recorded two years ago, to celebrate the extraordinary work and thought of Daniel Dennett. You can read his obituary here: https://iai.tv/articles/daniel-dennet... 'Some people felt that his practical outlook blinded him to the magic of the world. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. He saw the world as full of magic — real magic, he would say, the sort that is not really magic but a natural effect so finely crafted as to be wondrous to us.' Award winning author Daniel Dennett was one of the greatest philosophers of our time. Shooting to notoriety as one of the 'four horsemen' in the New Atheist movement, he wrote with acclaim on topics ranging from free will, consciousness and the self. In this exclusive interview, find out how Daniel's life shaped his ideas. #fourhorsemen #atheism #philosophyofmind 00:00 Introduction 00:20 A father in the secret service 02:56 Childhood philosophical inquiry 04:30 Alternative career paths 06:20 Development of philosophical ideas 08:00 Origin of Dennett's thesis 11:50 Are you a neurophilosopher? 13:07 What would change your mind? 14:05 Belief-desire reasoning 18:33 Impact of ideas on society 20:25 Have your ideas had a positive effect on the world? 21:30 Truth and postmodernism 23:35 Atheism and children 27:02 The value of religious culture 28:45 Groundedness The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=Y... For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses