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Dispelling the Emergence Myth

“When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.”— Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass 1. Epistemic Surprise vs. Ontological Novelty In contemporary philosophy of mind, “emergence” often performs the same trick for consciousness that Humpty’s words did for meaning. It signals depth while explaining little. This […]

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