The utility of a thought experiment is inversely proportional to the size of its departures from reality. - Daniel Dennett

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The utility of a thought experiment is inversely proportional to the size of its departures from reality.

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About Daniel Dennett

Daniel Clement Dennett III (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024) was an American atheist philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centered on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology.

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Birth Name: Daniel Clement Dennett III
Native Name: Daniel Clement Dennett
Alternative Names: Daniel C Dennett Daniel C. Dennett
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