From Birds To Brains

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From Birds To Brains

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Jonathan Moens considers whether emergence can explain minds from brains.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/164/From_Birds_To_Brains
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Not the best analogy because water isn't actually 'wet'. It makes other other things wet by interatcting with them. I was confused by the ending until I realised it meant 'fall' as in 'autumn'. Autumn has only one meaning and it's such a lovely word.
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I found the image beautifully apt. It looks like an advanced embryo..
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