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Erro, Ergo Sum: An Evolutionary Map for Conciousness
Philosophy Pathways 226 (2018)
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This paper presents an argument in support of physicalism and the biological foundations of consciousness, approached from the direction of human error. The ideas put forth are a framework in which consciousness, cognition and free will emerged from a single evolutionary adaptation to safeguard against perceptual errors.Author's Profile
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