Daniel C. Dennett Anthologies books in order

Daniel C. Dennett's anthology entries collect four collaborative and contributed volumes, including a filmed philosophical conversation series, a Festschrift for Richard Dawkins, and two edited collections on mind and science.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 A Glorious Accident 1993 Daniel C. Dennett Buy
2 Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think 2006 Daniel C. Dennett Buy
3 Mind and Consciousness: 5 Questions 2009 Daniel C. Dennett Buy
4 This Explains Everything 2013 Daniel C. Dennett Buy

Four anthology and collaborative entries round out Dennett’s bibliography. A Glorious Accident (1993) originated as a documentary conversation series bringing Dennett together with figures including Stephen Jay Gould and Freeman Dyson. Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think (2006) is a Festschrift marking Dawkins’s influence, to which Dennett contributed. Mind and Consciousness: 5 Questions (2009) and This Explains Everything (2013) are edited collections gathering short contributions from multiple thinkers, with Dennett appearing as both editor and contributor.

These collaborative works show Dennett as a central figure in public intellectual discourse around science and philosophy during the decades when those conversations were reaching their widest popular audiences.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Daniel C. Dennett Anthologies series?

There are four books in the Daniel C. Dennett Anthologies series, published between 1993 and 2013.

What is the first book in the Daniel C. Dennett Anthologies series?

The first book in the Daniel C. Dennett Anthologies series is A Glorious Accident, published in 1993.

What is A Glorious Accident and how does Dennett appear in it?

A Glorious Accident (1993) is a Dutch documentary series featuring conversations between Dennett and other prominent thinkers about consciousness, evolution, and meaning. The book version collects those conversations and related essays.

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