May 1, 2013

BUT, CATCH HIM WITH HIS GUARD DOWN...:

Philosophy That Stirs the Waters (JENNIFER SCHUESSLER, 4/30/13, NY Times)

These days, Mr. Dennett, 71, is most famous for his blunt-talking atheist activism. "There's simply no polite way to tell people they've dedicated their lives to an illusion," he said flatly.

But for decades, he has presented himself among his fellow philosophers as a ruthless slayer of metaphysical fancy.


...and he's just another Designist.  The atheism stuff is all schtick.

Posted by at May 1, 2013 8:06 PM
  

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