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		aswanson on March 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT discovers the location of memories: Individual... It's always healthy to be versed with the opposing viewpoint, so I'd suggest reading How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker for a well articulated and evidenced materialistic thesis.

Alex3917 on March 24, 2012 [–]

Does it actually attempt to explain qualia though?

aswanson on March 30, 2012 | [–]

It takes steps towards doing so mechanistically, but it's silent where there aren't any answers in that area yet.

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