There is no reality of consciousness independent of the effects of various vehicles of content on subsequent action (and hence, of course, on memory). (Daniel Dennett)

There is no reality of consciousness independent of the effects of various vehicles of content on subsequent action (and hence, of course, on memory).

Daniel Dennett

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