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abstract: 'The notion of an immaterial, immortal "soul" is just a vague telekinetic theory to fill an unfillable explanatory gap in our understanding of the causal role of feelings.'
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keywords: 'consciousness, feeling, soul, mind/body problem, art, Turing Test, development, representation'
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note: "Review of Paul Bloom's \"Descartes' Baby\" (Basic Books: 2004)"
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title: "Descartes' baby, the soul and art"
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