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Content and Consciousness: Chapter 3
Herein, Dennett argues that the process of evolution by natural selection can be, theoretically, a sufficient mechanism by which to generate (or approximate) ‘content'(intentionality) within animal nervous systems. He asks, ‘What, if anything, permits us to endow neural events with … Continue reading