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11 janvier 2019
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David Gamez, « 3. The Philosophy and Science of Consciousness », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.lyp5yj
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3.1 Understanding Consciousness How should I understand and explain my wife? I can describe the changes in her hair and skin colour as she moves about in the light. I can objectify her body or relate to her as the Other—she faces me, crushes me, makes me feel guilty. I can use Eros and Thanatos to analyze her psychology, or interpret her mind as an intricate neural mechanism. I can provide an evolutionary explanation of her features (noting a trace of Homo heidelbergensis in her face). How sh...