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Article 7537 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: G.Joly@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Gordon Joly)
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Subject: Re: definition of consciousness
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Date: 8 Nov 92 16:42:49 GMT
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Bill Skaggs writes:
 > tim@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Tim Roberts) writes:
 > 
 >    > Consciousness is to the study of the brain what phlogiston is to
 >    > the study of combustion.
 > 
 > How about:  Consciousness is to the study of the brain what *flame* is
 > to the study of combustion?
 > 
 > 	-- Bill


How about: Consciousness is to the study of the consciousness what
consciousness is to the study of consciousness?

But I recurse...
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