Tufts Philosopher Dennett to Present Darwin Lecture Oct. 15
Contact: Joe Carr (joecarr@maine.edu), (207) 581-3571
ORONO — Daniel Dennett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, University Professor, and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, will present a University of Maine lecture, “Darwin’s ‘Strange Inversion of Reasoning'” on Thursday Oct. 15 at 4 p.m in Hauck Auditorium. Dennett’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Dennett’s lecture is the keynote address in UMaine’s semester-long Celebration of Darwin, a class and lecture series associated with the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s “The Origin of Species.”
Dennett is a prominent philosopher whose work in areas related to the philosophy of science has gained widespread acclaim. He is the author of several books, including “Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life,” published in 1996.
The Celebration of Darwin course lectures are also open to the public. Those who are interested can also join the UMaine Darwin Program fan page on Facebook.