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Philosophy paper argues materialism logically entails US consciousness

Paper on US consciousness surfaces on Hacker News

1 Sep 18 8:27 AM · 5d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 6

A JSTOR-published academic paper titled "If materialism is true, the United States is probably conscious" was posted to Hacker News, generating 98 comments as of the timestamp. The paper presents a philosophical argument about the implications of materialism for consciousness in collective entities.

Eric Schwitzgebel Philosophy paper author

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