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In the preceding chapters, I have tried to lay down two broad paths. The first winds through the scientific evidence relating to the investigation of consciousness: this path, unfortunately, becomes lost in an impenetrable thicket deep in the brain, where most neurobiologists will admit they do not yet know how or where consciousness arises.
I came upon a vulture high Upon a lonely mountain peak, He stared at me with silent eyes, I looked at him afraid to speak... Then faced him as the world grew still Until did he his wings unfold And disappear beyond the hills To leave me standing in the cold. Alwyn Scott (previously unpublished)
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Scott, A. (1995). Toward an Emergent Theory of Consciousness. In: Stairway to the Mind. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2510-2_9
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