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Re:Decades-long bet on consciousness ends – it’s philosopher... by Balgair on Sunday June 25, 2023 @09:50AM (#36468172)
I mean, I gotta ask now, right?

What is their job then?

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Re:Decades-long bet on consciousness ends – it’s philosopher... by quus on Sunday June 25, 2023 @10:22AM (#36468427)
sounds like you don’t know what philosophy is and why it’s dope, so rather than me try to explain in a comment on hackernews, I would say try reading Plato
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Re:Decades-long bet on consciousness ends – it’s philosopher... by Balgair on Monday June 26, 2023 @12:50AM (#36475841)
Believe it or not, I'm going through my third read-through of his entire works right now (yes, even Cratylus).

But the question still stands: What is the job?

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