Daniel Dennett
Tufts University philosopher and cognitive scientist (deceased 2024)
Daniel Dennett — Tufts University philosopher and cognitive scientist (deceased 2024) — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Flew on Epstein's private jet in February 2002 from New York to the TED Conference in Monterey, California alongside John Brockman, Steven Pinker, and Richard Dawkins; this flight is documented in records preserved in the DOJ-released Epstein files. Dennett was a regular participant in Edge Foundation events — a scientific salon organisation largely funded by Epstein and run by his literary agent John Brockman — and attended its annual "Billionaires' Dinners." He died in April 2024. No wrongdoing is alleged against him. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
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Is Daniel Dennett in the Epstein files?
Yes. Daniel Dennett (Tufts University philosopher and cognitive scientist (deceased 2024)) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Flew on Epstein’s private jet in February 2002 from New York to the TED Conference in Monterey, California alongside John Brockman, Steven Pinker, and Richard Dawkins; this flight is documented in records preserved in the DOJ-released Epstein files. Dennett was a regular participant in Edge Foundation events — a scientific salon organisation largely funded by Epstein and run by his literary agent John Brockman — and attended its annual “Billionaires’ Dinners.” He died in April 2024. No wrongdoing is alleged against him.
Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.
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