I always think about Daniel Dennett because many of my online or video game handles are "Breakingthespell." I enjoyed his work for many of the same reasons you outlined. He's been on my mind in particular lately because I haven't heard much from him. I had to check - the last thing I wrote on twitter was 10/28/23 (though I reposted a few things up until 1/27/24). I also think of him when I say "Thank Goodness," because he helped create that awareness, for me, that we can change our language when words don't mean what they used to or we thought they were supposed to. R.I.P. Daniel Dennett.
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I always think about Daniel Dennett because many of my online or video game handles are "Breakingthespell." I enjoyed his work for many of the same reasons you outlined. He's been on my mind in particular lately because I haven't heard much from him. I had to check - the last thing I wrote on twitter was 10/28/23 (though I reposted a few things up until 1/27/24). I also think of him when I say "Thank Goodness," because he helped create that awareness, for me, that we can change our language when words don't mean what they used to or we thought they were supposed to. R.I.P. Daniel Dennett.
Take Care,
todd