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A solution to the mystery of Libet's investigations perhaps?
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The chicken comes before the egg.
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Change exists therefore mind should exist
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Announcing the March 2019 Philosophy Book of the Month: Final Notice by Van Fleisher
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January 2019 Philosophy Book of the Month: The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World by David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt
February 2019 Philosophy Book of the Month: The Fourth Age:Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity by Byron Reese (Nominated by RJG)
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