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Consciousness Matters by Oliver Leech

Nick Everitt wonders why consciousess matters.

A chess player ponders her next move. She reviews the possible threats, the captures, the checks; she tries to foresee how her opponent will respond; she takes account of the fact that she is short of time, and she comes to a decision: she will castle. She raises her hand and moves the appropriate pieces. It is very plausible to say here that she makes the move she makes because of her prior deliberation. If so, some conscious events cause some physical events.

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