Is Daniel Dennett conscious in any meaningful sense of the word? Is he, as an individual, responsible or accountable for anything he says? Or do we regard Danie

Is Daniel Dennett conscious in any meaningful sense of the word? Is he, as an individual, responsible or accountable for anything he says? Or do we regard Daniel Dennett as an automaton, however fleshy and complex, that says (and thinks) what he is compelled to by the composition and workings of his physical being?