Darwin's Dangerous Idea
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea is a 1995 philosophical book by Daniel Dennett that explores the far-reaching implications of Darwinian evolution for biology, mind, culture, and religion.
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| Darwin's Dangerous Idea canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darwin's Dangerous Idea Context triple: [Daniel Dennett, notableWork, Darwin's Dangerous Idea]
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A.
Why Darwin Matters
"Why Darwin Matters" is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that defends evolutionary theory and explains its significance against creationist and intelligent design critiques.
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B.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a landmark 1976 book by Richard Dawkins that popularized a gene-centered view of evolution and introduced concepts like memes to a broad audience.
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C.
The Meaning of Evolution
The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
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D.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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E.
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darwin's Dangerous Idea Target entity description: Darwin's Dangerous Idea is a 1995 philosophical book by Daniel Dennett that explores the far-reaching implications of Darwinian evolution for biology, mind, culture, and religion.
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A.
Why Darwin Matters
"Why Darwin Matters" is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that defends evolutionary theory and explains its significance against creationist and intelligent design critiques.
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B.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a landmark 1976 book by Richard Dawkins that popularized a gene-centered view of evolution and introduced concepts like memes to a broad audience.
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C.
The Meaning of Evolution
The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
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D.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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E.
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Dennett ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award finalist (nonfiction) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
creationism
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creation–evolution controversy ⓘ
surface form:
intelligent design
teleological explanations in biology ⓘ |
| discussesPerson |
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Charles Darwin ⓘ Richard Dawkins ⓘ Stephen Jay Gould ⓘ |
| discussesWork | On the Origin of Species ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of biology
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philosophy of mind ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of culture and memes
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discussion of mind and consciousness ⓘ discussion of religion and morality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Darwinian evolution
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analytic philosophy ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-684-80382-8 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Darwinian evolution
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cognitive science ⓘ cultural evolution ⓘ ethics and evolution ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ memetics ⓘ natural selection ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ religion and science ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing that Darwinism has universal explanatory scope
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popularizing the idea of memes in philosophy ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
algorithmic nature of natural selection
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competence without comprehension ⓘ skyhooks and cranes ⓘ universal acid ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| subtitle | Evolution and the Meanings of Life ⓘ |
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