Daniel Dennett
Mentioned in 11 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows
A philosopher known for reductive physicalism and theories denying subjective conscious experience, whose work is frequently referenced in discussions of artificial intelligence, agency, and explanatory frameworks. His concepts—particularly the "intentional stance" and three-stances framework (physical, design, intentional)—are cited in podcasts exploring how to model and understand agent behavior and consciousness questions. Podcasters invoke his ideas when examining foundational questions about truth, postmodernism, and whether AI systems can possess genuine sentience.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
Pints With Aquinas · Apr 9, 2026
Trent Horn DESTROYS Atheism | Last Call Ep. 9
“One of Four Horsemen; attempted to rebrand New Atheism as 'Brights' movement”
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe · Apr 2, 2026
Does consciousness come from quantum processes in the brain?
“Proposed physicalist theory that consciousness is an illusion created by brain's narrative construction”
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe · Feb 17, 2026
Listener Questions #30
“Philosopher cited for reductive physicalism theory denying first-person conscious experience”
The Michael Shermer Show · Jan 27, 2026
Truth Still Matters (And Here's Why)
“Philosopher to whom Shermer dedicates his book; provided epigram on truth-seeking from his essay on postmodernism”
Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · Jan 25, 2026
VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck]
“Philosopher whose intentional stance concept relates to modeling agents and agency”
Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · Jan 23, 2026
Abstraction & Idealization: AI's Plato Problem [Mazviita Chirimuuta]
“Philosopher whose three stances framework (physical, design, intentional) influenced discussion of explanatory levels”
Scaling Laws · Jan 22, 2026
Rapid Response Pod on The Implications of Claude's New Constitution
“Late philosopher referenced for skepticism about consciousness and AI sentience questions”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 12, 2026
340 | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why It Matters
“Philosopher participant in Moving Naturalism Forward symposium on philosophical naturalism”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 5, 2026
339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology
“Philosopher who debated illusionism and consciousness, accepting the illusionist label despite reservations about the terminology”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Nov 10, 2025
335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe
“Philosopher who disagreed with Searle on whether the Chinese Room understands language”
Lex Fridman Podcast · Jul 23, 2025
#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games
“Debated Hassabis on consciousness and why we attribute consciousness to others”