Although a committed materialist, Dennett recognizes that there are certain factors which seem, initially, to constitute serious obstacles to any materialist account.

What kind of philosopher is Daniel Dennett?

Daniel Clement Dennett III (born March 28, 1942) is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.

Is Dan Dennett a functionalist?

Dennett favors broadly functionalist metaphors for consciousness such as cerebral celebrity, fame in the brain, or competition for clout. Mental contents instantiated in the brain form coalitions and compete for control of action and verbal report.