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Daniel Dennett: Philosophy, Free Will, Thinking Differently

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

CHAPTER

Fictionalism and Illusions of Consciousness

They explore the concept of fictionalism and discuss how our consciousness is a useful illusion. They use examples like color and Batesian mimicry to showcase how certain concepts are fictions. They also delve into the abstraction of reasons and numbers, highlighting their existence independently of reasoners and mathematicians.

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