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Erik Hoel on Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science

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The Evolution of Self-Awareness

A lot of people challenged James's thesis by saying, wait a minute, what about this old poem? It looks pretty self-reflective. And how can he claim that this isn't true? I think the very way he defends it also forces you to think about this evolution in our self-awareness.

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